Apennine
/ˈapɪnʌɪn/(also Appenine, Appennine)
noun
1Chiefly with the. The extensive mountain range running the length of the Italian peninsula.
2 Astronomy. More fully Lunar Apennines. With the. A prominent mountain range in the northern region of the moon's near side, along the southern edge of the Mare Imbrium.
adjective
1Of or relating to the Apennines in Italy; originating from or found in the Apennines.
2 Archaeol. Designating or relating to an Italian Bronze Age culture characterized by dark burnished pottery.
- Artefacts of this culture are often found in mountainous regions..
3 Astronomy. Designating, relating to, or originating from the Lunar Apennines.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in Geoffrey Chaucer (c1340–1400), poet and administrator. From classical Latin Āpennīnus (also Appennīnus) the Apennine mountains, (adjective) of, or originating in the Apennine mountains; compare -ine.