Pyrenees
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See also: Pyrénées
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested in 1555; from French Pyrénées, from Latin Pȳrēnæī montēs, from Ancient Greek Πυρήνη (Purḗnē) (Pūrēnē; “Pyrene”, literally “fruit-stone”), daughter of Bebryx and beloved of Herakles, and who, legend has it, is buried in the range.[1]
Proper noun[edit]
Pyrenees pl
- The mountain range separating Spain from France, inhabited by Basques in the west and Catalans in the east.
Translations[edit]
the mountain range separating Spain from France
