Apennines

American  

[ap-uh-nahynz] / ˈæp əˌnaɪnz /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. a mountain range in Italy, extending across the length of the entire peninsula from northwest to southwest. Highest peak, Monte Corno, 9,585 feet (2,922 meters).

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Apennines British  

/ ˈæpəˌnaɪnz /

plural noun

1. a mountain range in Italy, extending over 1250 km (800 miles) from the northwest to the southernmost tip of the peninsula. Highest peak: Monte Corno, 2912 m (9554 ft)

2. a mountain range lying in the N quadrants of the moon, extending over 950 km along the SE border of the Mare Imbrium and rising to 6200 m

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Example Sentences

"The mountains in the Apennines are beautiful, they're still wild, and at the same time they're very rich in history, culture, and art," he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

Investigations in the Apennines: CO2 outgassing or storage -- which process dominates?

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2024

Last month activists with flags and banners gathered at Pian del Poggio, in Italy's Apennines, to protest against the installation of snow cannon at the 1,300 metre high resort.

From Reuters • Apr. 3, 2023

The fact that Juan Carrito was still roaming the Apennines in January, rather than hibernating as bears should, was because he was looking for food in villages, he said: “That was anomalous.”

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2023

To reach Epirus, all they had to do was go straight east—over the Apennines and across the Adriatic Sea.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan