Apennines

Ap·en·nines
A1P3E1N1N1I1N1E1S1
/ˈæpənaɪnz/

proper noun

A mountain range in Italy, stretching 1,200 km from the north to the south of the country, along its east coast, traversing the entire Apennine Peninsula, and often called the "spine of Italy".

Similar
Apennine Mountains
OriginLatin Ā̆pennīnus →
UncommonScrabble 11
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Meanings

proper nounthe Apennines pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA mountain range in Italy, stretching 1,200 km from the north to the south of the country, along its east coast, traversing the entire Apennine Peninsula, and often called the "spine of Italy".

    Synonyms: Apennine Mountains

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA mountain range in Italy, stretching 1,200 km from the north to the south of the country, along its east coast, traversing the entire Apennine Peninsula, and often called the "spine of Italy".

Similar
Apennine Mountains

Origin

  1. LatinĀ̆pennīnus
  2. EnglishApennines

From Latin Ā̆pennīnus.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἀπέννινος
  • Ἀπέννινος (Apénninos)mountain range
Arabic اَلْأَبِينِينِي
  • اَلْأَبِينِينِي (al-ʔabininī)mountain range
Bulgarian Апени́ни
  • Апени́ни (Apeníni)mountain range
Catalan Apenins
  • Apeninsmountain range
Chinese Mandarin 亞平寧山脈 /亚平宁山脉
  • 亞平寧山脈 /亚平宁山脉 (Yàpíngníng shānmài)mountain range
Czech Apeniny
  • Apeninymountain range
Danish Appenninerne
  • Appenninernemountain range
Dutch Apennijnen
  • Apennijnenmountain range
Finnish Apenniinit
  • Apenniinitmountain range
French Apennins, Apennin
  • Apenninsmountain range
  • Apenninmountain range
German Apennin, Apenninen
  • Apenninmountain range
  • Apenninenmountain range
Greek Απέννινα
  • Απέννινα (Apénnina)mountain range
Hungarian Appenninek
  • Appenninekmountain range
Italian Appennini
  • Appenninimountain range
Japanese アペニン山脈
  • アペニン山脈 (Apenin-sanmyaku)mountain range
Korean 아펜니노 산맥
  • 아펜니노 산맥 (Apennino sanmaek)mountain range
Latin Appennīnī, Ā̆pennīnus
  • Appennīnīmountain range
  • Ā̆pennīnusmountain range
Polish Apeniny
  • Apeninymountain range
Portuguese Apeninos
  • Apeninosmountain range
Russian Апенни́ны
  • Апенни́ны (Apenníny)mountain range
Slovak Apeniny
  • Apeninymountain range
Spanish Apeninos
  • Apeninosmountain range
Swedish Apenninerna
  • Apenninernamountain range
Turkish Apeninler
  • Apeninlermountain range
Ukrainian Апенніни
  • Апенніни (Apenniny)mountain range
Cite this entry
APA

Apennines. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Apennines

MLA

“Apennines.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Apennines. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Apennines,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Apennines.

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