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Pyrenees

American  
[pir-uh-neez] / ˈpɪr əˌniz /

plural noun

  1. a mountain range between Spain and France. Highest peak, Pic de Néthou, 11,165 feet (3,400 meters).


Pyrenees British  
/ ˌpɪrəˈniːz /

plural noun

  1. 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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Pyrenees Cultural  
  1. Mountain chain in southwestern Europe, between France and Spain, extending from the Bay of Biscay on the west to the Mediterranean Sea on the east.


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I hit the trail in late April, where I quickly learned “walking across Spain” begins with walking up the Pyrenees.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

In France, officials announced that Monday's third stage of the Tour de France cycling race through the Pyrenees would take place without spectators who normally line the routes of the storied competition.

From Barron's Jul. 5, 2026

He wrote a goodbye note and left the small commune in the Pyrenees in the dead of night.

From BBC May 13, 2026

He’s a rescue mutt, and I like to joke he’s part Pyrenees, part psychopath.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 13, 2026

He said Izzarra was made of the flowers of the Pyrenees.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

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