Apennines

Speech parts

1. Apennines - Noun

2. Apennines - Proper noun

Meaning

a mountain range extending the length of the Italian peninsula

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Andes Black Forest Alps Atlas Mountains Appalachian Mountains Carpathian Mountains apennine Caucasus Mountains Dolomites Great Dividing Range Balkan Mountains Apennine Mountains Jura Mountains Appenine mountains
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Examples

The ancient boundary of Italy on the north was not the Alps but the Apennines. Theodor Mommsen

Battle of Lake Trasimene plan Carthaginians Romans In early spring 217 BC, Hannibal decided to advance, leaving his wavering Gallic allies in the Po Valley and crossed the Apennines unopposed. Source: Internet

He crossed without opposition over both the Apennines (during which he lost his right eye citation because of conjunctivitis ) and the seemingly impassable Arno, but he lost a large part of his force in the marshy lowlands of the Arno. Source: Internet

Since the times of Adalbert Atto the power of the Canossa family had been based on a network of castles, fortresses and fortified villages in the Val d'Enza, forming a complex polygonal defense that had always resisted all attack from the Apennines. Source: Internet

The province is in the north-central part of Italy in the Apennines, a mountain chain that runs from the Italian Alps almost the length of the country. Source: Internet

In 1092 Matilda escaped to the Reggiano Apennines and her most inexpugnable strongholds. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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