Pyrenees

[ pir-uh-neez ]

/ ˈpɪr əˌniz /

plural noun

a mountain range between Spain and France. Highest peak, Pic de Néthou, 11,165 feet (3,400 meters).

OTHER WORDS FROM Pyrenees

Pyr·e·ne·an, adjectivesub-Pyr·e·ne·an, adjectivetrans-Pyr·e·ne·an, adjective

Words nearby Pyrenees

pyrazolone dye, pyre, pyrene, Pyrenean, Pyrenean mountain dog, Pyrenees, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Pyrénées-Orientales, pyrenocarp, pyrenoid, pyrethrin

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Example sentences from the Web for Pyrenees

Hemingway and his first wife Hadley went from the Basque country to Pamplona over the Pyrenees by bus.
Is This Hemingway’s Pamplona or a Lot of Bull?|Clive Irving|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The two women crossed the Pyrenees by foot, ending up in a Spanish jail before being rescued by friends.
At U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Anniversary, One Survivor’s Quest Continues|Sandra McElwaine|April 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
War whirled some to Germany, some to Paris, some to the Pyrenees.
The Challenge of the Dead|Stephen Graham
It was in part produced by the softer and more epicurean civilisation which grew up in the country bordering on the Pyrenees.
Historical and Political Essays|William Edward Hartpole Lecky

The lands of the conspirators stretched from Burgundy to the Pyrenees.
The Normans|Sarah Orne Jewett
Within this curve, with its back to the Pyrenees and its face to the Ebro, lay the French army.
Sir Charles Napier|Sir William Francis Butler
In this I may possibly be wrong, but I am certain that the Pyrenees are the most picturesque, fertile, and agreeable of the two.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

British Dictionary definitions for Pyrenees

Pyrenees

/ (ˌpɪrəˈniːz) /

pl n

a mountain range between France and Spain, extending from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean. Highest peak: Pico de Aneto, 3404 m (11 168 ft)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Pyrenees

Pyrenees

[ (pir-uh-neez) ]

Mountain chain in southwestern Europe, between France and Spain, extending from the Bay of Biscay on the west to the Mediterranean Sea on the east.

单词	pyrenees
释义	Pyrenees [ pir-uh-neez ] / ˈpɪr əˌniz / plural noun a mountain range between Spain and France. Highest peak, Pic de Néthou, 11,165 feet (3,400 meters). OTHER WORDS FROM Pyrenees Pyr·e·ne·an, adjectivesub-Pyr·e·ne·an, adjectivetrans-Pyr·e·ne·an, adjective Words nearby Pyrenees pyrazolone dye, pyre, pyrene, Pyrenean, Pyrenean mountain dog, Pyrenees, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Pyrénées-Orientales, pyrenocarp, pyrenoid, pyrethrin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Pyrenees Hemingway and his first wife Hadley went from the Basque country to Pamplona over the Pyrenees by bus. Is This Hemingway’s Pamplona or a Lot of Bull?\|Clive Irving\|July 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The two women crossed the Pyrenees by foot, ending up in a Spanish jail before being rescued by friends. At U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Anniversary, One Survivor’s Quest Continues\|Sandra McElwaine\|April 29, 2013\|DAILY BEAST War whirled some to Germany, some to Paris, some to the Pyrenees. The Challenge of the Dead\|Stephen Graham It was in part produced by the softer and more epicurean civilisation which grew up in the country bordering on the Pyrenees. Historical and Political Essays\|William Edward Hartpole Lecky The lands of the conspirators stretched from Burgundy to the Pyrenees. The Normans\|Sarah Orne Jewett Within this curve, with its back to the Pyrenees and its face to the Ebro, lay the French army. Sir Charles Napier\|Sir William Francis Butler In this I may possibly be wrong, but I am certain that the Pyrenees are the most picturesque, fertile, and agreeable of the two. The Memoires of Casanova, Complete\|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt British Dictionary definitions for Pyrenees Pyrenees / (ˌpɪrəˈniːz) / pl n a mountain range between France and Spain, extending from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean. Highest peak: Pico de Aneto, 3404 m (11 168 ft) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Pyrenees Pyrenees [ (pir-uh-neez) ] Mountain chain in southwestern Europe, between France and Spain, extending from the Bay of Biscay on the west to the Mediterranean Sea on the east. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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