apennines Meaning of "apennines"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) a mountain range extending the length of the Italian peninsula

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  • "Italy has a highly varied landscape: old volcanoes around Rome and Naples; mountains made of limestone in the Apennines, and over near Pisa, a mountain made of pure white marble, the marble Michelangelo used for his statuary," Alvarez said....
    on Dec 19, 2008 By: Walter Alvarez Source: UC Berkeley

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