Apennine
|a-pen-nine|
/əˈpɛnɪn/
Italian mountain range
Etymology
'Apennine' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'Apennīnus' (mons 'Apenninus'), which was the Latin name for the mountain range.
'Apennine' appears in Medieval and Classical Latin as 'Apennīnus' and was recorded in Greek as 'Apenninos'; through Medieval Latin the name entered later English usage as 'Apennine' to denote the same range.
Initially it was simply the proper name for that mountain range in Latin and Greek; over time it has kept that geographic meaning and also became an adjective meaning 'of or relating to the Apennines'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the mountain range that runs down the length of the Italian peninsula (the Apennine Mountains).
The Apennine stretches down the center of Italy.
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Noun 2
a single mountain or ridge that forms part of the Apennine range.
They climbed an Apennine during their trip.
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