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Apennines

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Ap·en·nines  (p-nnz)
A mountain system extending about 1,352 km (840 mi) from northwest Italy south to the Strait of Messina. The highest peak is Mount Corno, rising to 2,915.8 m (9,560 ft).
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Noun1.ApenninesApennines - a mountain range extending the length of the Italian peninsula
Caudine Forks - a battle in the Apennines in 321 BC in which the Samnites defeated the Romans
Italia, Italian Republic, Italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
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Spanish Apennines [ˈæpənaɪnz] npl the Apennines → los Apeninos mpl
French Apennines [ˈæpənaɪnz] npl the Apennines → les Apennins mpl
German Apennines [ˈæpənaɪnz] npl the Apennines → die Apenninen pl, der Appenin
Italian Apennines [ˈæpənaɪnz] npl the Apennines → gli Apennini
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A gang of beggars have their Patrico, and the banditti of the Apennines have among them persons acting as monks and priests, by whom they are confessed, and who perform mass before them.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
Are you aware that Helen and I have walked alone over the Apennines, with our luggage on our backs?
Howards End by Forster, E. M. View in context
This mountain separated the Apennines from the Carpathians.
Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
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