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Cenis

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Ce·nis  (s-n), Mont
A mountain pass, 2,083.5 m (6,831 ft) high, in the Alps on the French-Italian border. It was long important as an invasion route.
Cenis (French) [səni]
n
(Placename) Mont. a pass over the Graian Alps in SE France, between Lanslebourg (France) and Susa (Italy): nearby tunnel, opened in 1871. Highest point: 2082 m (6831 ft.) Italian name Monte Cenisio [ˈmonte tʃeˈniːzjo]
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