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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

APENNINE

a.[L. apenninus; ad and penninus, an epithet applied to a peak or ridge of the Alps. ] 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.

 

APENNINE, APENNINES

n.The mountains above described.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

APENNINE

Ap "en *nine, a. Etym: [L. Apenninus, fr. Celtic pen, or ben, peak, mountain. ]

 

Defn: Of, pertaining to, or designating, the Apennines, a chain of mountains extending through Italy.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Apennines

Ap en nines |ˈapəˌnīnz ˈæpənaɪnz | a mountain range in Italy that extends for 880 miles (1,400 km ) from the northwest to the southern tip of the country.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Apennines

Apennines |ˈapɪnʌɪnz | a mountain range running 1,400 km (880 miles ) down the length of Italy, from the north-west to the southern tip of the peninsula.

 

Duden Dictionary

Apennin

Apen nin Substantiv, maskulin , der Apenninen |Apenn i n |der Apennin; Genitiv: des Apennins Gebirge in Italien

 

Apenninen

Apen ni nen Pluralwort , die Apennin |Apenn i nen |Pluraletantum Gebirge in Italien

 

Apenninen-Halbinsel

Apen ni nen-Halb in sel , Apen ni nen halb in sel Substantiv, feminin , die Apenninenhalbinsel |Apenn i nen-Halbinsel Apenn i nenhalbinsel |die Apenninen-Halbinsel; Genitiv: der Apenninen-Halbinsel die Apenninenhalbinsel; Genitiv: der Apenninenhalbinsel zu Italien gehörende und den größten Teil des italienischen Staatsgebiets ausmachende Halbinsel im Mittelmeer

 

apenninisch

apen ni nisch Adjektiv |apenn i nisch |