Pyrenees
WordNet
noun
(1) A chain of mountains between France and Spain
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Etymology
First attested in 1555; from , from , from (Pūrēnē; “Pyrene”, literally “fruit-stone”), daughter of Bebryx and beloved of Herakles, and who, legend has it, is buried in the range.
Proper noun
- The mountain range separating Spain from France, inhabited by Basques in the west and Catalans in the east.