Unaka

English

Etymology

See Unakas.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /juˈneɪkə/

Proper noun

Unaka

1. A mountain range in the southern Appalachians, the Unakas.
   • 1836, C. Clarke, The Wonders of the World ... Illustrated by Engravings; a New Edition, Revised and Corrected by James Percival, page 258:

     The very great fall of the waters having their source in the Blue ridge to the point where the Unaka is broken down by their current, and also views taken from midway elevations between those mountains, are satisfactory […]

   • 1899, Geological Survey (U.S.), Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior, page 12:

     Of the two bounding chains the Unaka is the higher, but its crest does not form a continuous watershed. The rivers head upon the lower Blue Ridge to the east and flow westward across the mountainous belt and through gaps […]

Derived terms

• unakite