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Pyr⋅e⋅nees

  [pir-uh-neez]
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–noun
a mountain range between Spain and France. Highest peak, Pic de Néthou, 11,165 ft. (3400 m).
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Pyr⋅e⋅ne⋅an, adjective
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Pyr·e·nees   (pîr'ə-nēz')   
A mountain range of southwest Europe extending along the French-Spanish border from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean Sea. Pico de Aneto, its highest point, rises to 3,406.2 m (11,168 ft).
Pyr'e·ne'an adj.
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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.

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Word Origin & History

Pyrenees 
1555, from Fr. Pyrénées, from L. Pyrenæi montes, from Gk. Pyrene, name of a daughter of Bebryx, beloved of Herakles, who is said to be buried in these mountains. The name is lit. "fruit-stone."
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