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Pennines

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Pen·nines  (pnnz) also Pennine Chain
A range of hills extending about 257 km (160 mi) southward from the Cheviot Hills on the Scottish border to central England. Sometimes called "the backbone of England," it rises to 893.7 m (2,930 ft) at Cross Fell.
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Noun1.Pennines - a system of hills in Britain that extend from the Scottish border in the north to the Trent River in the south; forms the watershed for English rivers
Pennine Chain
England - a division of the United Kingdom
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Spanish Pennines [ˈpɛnaɪnz] npl → (Montes mpl) Peninos mpl
French Pennines [ˈpɛnaɪnz] npl the Pennines → les Pennines fpl
German Pennines [ˈpɛnaɪnz] npl the Pennines → die Pennines pl
Italian Pennines [ˈpɛnaɪnz] npl the Pennines → i Pennini
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