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Pennines
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pennines
English
Etymology
Usually connected to the Italian en Apennines, originally borrowed from en la Apenninus by Latin scribes and subsequently losing its initial A by rebracketing or aphesis. Alternatively, possibly derived directly from a Celtic language; by surface analysis, en cel-bry-pro *penn (hill) top, head plus en -ine.
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Pennines.wav Southern England
Proper noun
en A <<range>> of <<hills>> stretching through north central <<cc/England>>.
Translations
Greek: el Πέννινα n-p
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