A broad, flat-topped mountain or high plateau found in Scandinavian regions, especially Norway.
From Old Norse 'fjall' meaning 'mountain.' The term is specific to Scandinavian geography and was borrowed directly into English to describe these unique landforms.
Fjelds are so distinctive that Norwegian and Icelandic speakers needed their own word for them—they're not quite mountains, not quite plateaus, but this specific combination of features found only in subarctic regions!
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