Apennines

//ˈæpənaɪnz// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A mountain range in Italy, stretching 1,200 km from the north to the south of the country, along its east coast, traversing the entire Apennine Peninsula, and often called the "spine of Italy". plural, plural-only

Example

More examples

"Italy has two mountain ranges, the Alps and the Apennines."

Etymology

From Latin Ā̆pennīnus.

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