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Definition of Apennines
1. Noun. A mountain range extending the length of the Italian peninsula.
Group relationships: Italia, Italian Republic, Italy
Generic synonyms: Chain, Chain Of Mountains, Mountain Chain, Mountain Range, Range, Range Of Mountains
Definition of Apennines
1. Proper noun. A mountain range stretching 1,200 km from the north to the south of Italy along its east coast, traversing the entire Apennine Peninsula, and forming the backbone of the country. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Apennines
Literary usage of Apennines
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"(f) The Roman Sub-Apennines.—The Sabine Mountains rise between the Aniene, the
Tiber, the Nera.the Velino, and the Turano Rivers, containing Mt. Pel- ..."
2. The Earth and Its Inhabitants by Élisée Reclus (1882)
"THAT portion of the Italian peninsula which has Rome for its centre may be likened
to the trunk of the body, for it is there the Apennines attain their ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The Ligurian Apennines extend from the Maritime Alps past Monte Gisa to the borders
... The Tuscan Apennines extend from Monte Pellegrino to Monte Cornaro, ..."
4. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"The central Apennines are the most extensive portion of the chain, and stretch
as far as ... The central Apennines are crossed by the railway from Rome to ..."
5. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley (1858)
"The Apennines are greatly inferior in height to the Alps ; the average height of the
... No portion of the Apennines rises to the limit of perpetual snow. ..."
6. A History of Rome to the Battle of Actium by Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh (1894)
"All between the Alps and the Apennines was known by separate names, derived from
its inhabitants—Liguria, Gallia, Venetia ; or was spoken of by the general ..."
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