a mountain range between France and Spain, extending from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean. Highest peak: Pico de Aneto, 3404 m (11 168 ft)
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Pyr•e•nees
(pir′ə nēz′),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa mountain range between Spain and France. Highest peak, Pic de Néthou, 11,165 ft. (3400 m).
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Py•ré•nées-At•lan•tiques
(pē rā nā′zat län tēk′),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa department in SW France. 534,748;
2978 sq. mi. (7710 sq. km). Cap.: Pau. Formerly, Basses-Pyrénées.
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a department of SW France in Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Capital: Pau. Pop: 614 174 (2003 est). Area: 7712 sq km (3008 sq miles)
Former name: Basses-Pyrénées
'Pyrenees' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Andorra
- Aneto
- Aquitaine
- Arago man
- Aurignacian
- Basque
- Basses-Pyrénées
- English iris
- Europe
- Garonne
- Great Pyrenees
- Hautes-Pyrénées
- Languedoc
- Midi-Pyrénées
- Navarre
- Néthou
- Pamplona
- Pau
- Perdido
- Perpignan
- Pyrénées-Atlantiques
- Pyrénées-Orientales
- Roncesvalles
- Spain
- Tarbes
- Tautavel man
- barege
- cade
- desman
- izard