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Pyrenees

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Pyr·e·nees  (pîr-nz)
A mountain range of southwest Europe extending along the French-Spanish border from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean Sea. Pico de Aneto, its highest point, rises to 3,406.2 m (11,168 ft).

Pyre·nean adj.
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Noun1.PyreneesPyrenees - a chain of mountains between France and Spain
France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
Espana, Kingdom of Spain, Spain - a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
Translations
Pyrenees [pɪrəˈniːz] npl the Pyrenees → los Pirineos
Pyrenees [pɪrəˈniːz] nplPyrénées fpl
Pyrenees [pɪrəˈniːz] npl the Pyrenees → die Pyrenäen pl
Pyrenees [pɪrəˈniːz] npl the Pyrenees → i Pirenei


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The sailors worked eagerly, as if by main strength they could compel the PYRENEES against the adverse elements.
In Europe we have the plainest evidence of the cold period, from the western shores of Britain to the Oural range, and southward to the Pyrenees.
The possibility of raising Catalonia in the interest of the REY NETTO, who had just then crossed the Pyrenees, was much discussed there.
 
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