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Mountainous vs Coastal - What's the difference?

mountainous | coastal |

As adjectives the difference between mountainous and coastal

is that mountainous is having many mountains; rough (terrain); rocky while coastal is (geography) relating to the coast; on or near the coast, as a coastal town'', ''a coastal breeze .

mountainous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having many mountains; rough (terrain); rocky.
  • Resembling a mountain, especially in size.
  • (by extension, of a problem or task) Very difficult.

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    coastal

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (geography) Relating to the coast; on or near the coast, as a coastal town'', ''a coastal breeze

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