pennines

P3E1N1N1I1N1E1S1

proper noun

A mountain range of hills stretching through north central England.

OriginLatin Apenninus ← Proto-Brythonic *penn →
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Meanings

pennines1

noun
  1. pluralplural of pennine

Pennines2

proper noun
  1. A mountain range of hills stretching through north central England.

Origin

  1. Proto-Brythonic*penn“(hill) top, head”
  2. LatinApenninus
  3. EnglishPennines

Usually connected to the Italian Apennines, originally borrowed from Latin Apenninus by Latin scribes and subsequently losing its initial A by rebracketing or aphesis. Alternatively, possibly derived directly from a Celtic language; by surface analysis, Proto-Brythonic *penn (“(hill) top, head”) plus -ine.

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Translations

Greek Πέννινα
  • Πέννινα (Pénnina)Translations
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APA

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MLA

“pennines.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pennines. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pennines,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pennines.

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