Basses-Pyrénées
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
IZESTE.—A village in the Basses-Pyrénées, near Louvie-Juzon and Arudy, on the road between Eaux Bonnes and Oloron.
From Twixt France and Spain by Bilbrough, E. Ernest
SALIES.—A town on the river of same name, in the Basses-Pyrénées, 10 miles from Orthez, the nearest station.
From Twixt France and Spain by Bilbrough, E. Ernest
CAMBO.—A small picturesquely-situated bathing resort on the banks of the Nive, 10 miles from Bayonne, in the Basses-Pyrénées.
From Twixt France and Spain by Bilbrough, E. Ernest
NAY.—An ancient village in the Basses-Pyrénées, on the left bank of the Gave de Pau.
From Twixt France and Spain by Bilbrough, E. Ernest
It may be added that Béarn was an ancient province of southern France nearly corresponding to the present Department of Basses-Pyrénées.
From Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work by Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
