Cariboo Mountains


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Car·i·boo Mountains

 (kăr′ə-bo͞o′)
A range of eastern British Columbia, Canada, rising to 3,516 m (11,535 ft). Gold was discovered in the western foothills in 1860.
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Cariboo Mountains

pl n
(Placename) a mountain range in SW Canada, in SE British Columbia. Highest peak: Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier, 3520 m (11 549 ft)
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Car′i•boo Moun′tains

(ˈkær əˌbu)
n.pl.
a mountain range in SW Canada, in E central British Columbia, part of the Rocky Mountains: highest peak, ab. 11,750 ft. (3580 m).
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