Dictionary - Definition of APENNINE

Definition: APENNINE


Part of Speech	Definition
Adjective	1. Of, pertaining to, or designating, the Apennines, a chain of mountains extending through Italy.[Websters] 2. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb apenninely.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form (apenninely)	1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective apennine.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.		Top

"Apennine" is a common misspelling or typo for: Apennines.

Date "Apennine" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Etymology:Apennine \Ap"en*nine\, adjective. [Latin expression Apenninus, from Celtic pen, or ben, peak, mountain.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: APENNINE

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Adjective] Pertaining to or designating a chain of mountains,which extend from the plains of Piedmont, round the gulf of Genoa, to the center of Italy, and thence south east to the extremity. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
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Expressions	Definition
Apennine Mountains	The Apennine Mountains (Greek: Απεννινος; Latin: Appenninus--in both cases used in the singular; Italian: Appennini) are a range of mountains stretching 1000 km from the north to the south of Italy along its east coast, traversing the entire peninsula, and forming, as it were, the backbone of the country. The name is probably derived from the Celtic pen, a mountain top: it originally belonged to the northern portion of the chain, from the Maritime Alps to Ancona; and Polybius is probably the first writer who applied it to the whole chain, making, indeed, no distinction between the Apennines and the Maritime Alps, and extending the former name as far as Marseilles. They lend their name to the Apennine peninsula which forms the major part of Italy. The mountains are mostly green and wooded, although one side of the highest peak, Corno Grande (2,912 m), is partially covered by the southernmost glacier in Europe. The eastern slopes down to the Adriatic Sea are steep, while the western slopes form a plain on which most of Italy's historic cities are located. (references)
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Apennine may refer to:

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Topics by Level of Interest: APENNINE
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
Apennine Mountains	34	Apennine	2
Apennine Yellow-bellied Toad	5	Apennine Base Tunnel	2
Apennine Shrew	4	Apennine culture	2
Apennine Base Tunnel	2	Apennine Mountains	34
Apennine culture	2	Apennine Shrew	4
Apennine	2	Apennine Yellow-bellied Toad	5
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).