| a mountain in S Switzerland, on the Italian border: highest peak in the Lepontine Alps. 11,684 ft. (3561 m). |
[le-aw-ne] | 1. | Gio⋅van⋅ni [jaw-vahn-nee] , 1908–2001, Italian political leader: prime minister 1963, 1968; president 1971–78. |
| 2. | Monte, Monte Leone. |
| Le·o·ne (lā-ō'nā) A peak, 3,563.3 m (11,683 ft) high, of the Lepontine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border near the Simplon Pass. It is the highest elevation in the range. |
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