Pyrenees

[ pir-uh-neez ]

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plural noun

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

Pyrenees

/ ˌpɪrəˈniːz /

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)

Pyrenees

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.

As a work of art the "Coupe des Pyrénées" is far and away ahead of most "cups" of the sort.

"Il n'y a plus de Pyrénées," we were told as we were leaving Pau.

Even Louis the Magnificent's haughty proclamation, "il n'y a plus de Pyrénées," could not erase this impassable barrier.

Other magical words were used at the religious services of the witches in the Basses-Pyrénées .

I have quoted above (p. 179) the ceremony at the marriage of witches in the Basses-Pyrénées.

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