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Webster 1913 Edition


Apennine

Ap′en-nine

,
Adj.
[L.
Apenninus
, fr. Celtic
pen
, or
ben
, peak, mountain.]
Of, pertaining to, or designating, the Apennines, a chain of mountains extending through Italy.

Webster 1828 Edition


Apennine

AP'ENNINE

,
Adj.
[L. apenninus; ad and penninus, an epithet applied to a peak or ridge of the Alps.]
Pertaining to or designating a chain of mountains,which extend from the plains of Piedmont, round the gulf of Genoa, to the center of Italy, and thence south east to the extremity.

AP'ENNINE

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Definition 2024


Apennine

Apennine

English

Adjective

Apennine (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Apennines

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