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Bernese Alps

American  

plural noun

  1. a mountain range in SW Switzerland, part of the Alps: highest peak, 14,026 feet (4,275 meters).


Bernese Alps British  
/ ˈbɜːniːz /

noun

  1. a mountain range in SW Switzerland, the N central part of the Alps. Highest peak: Finsteraarhorn, 4274 m (14 022 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

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Aarwangen, population 4,700, is a charming village sitting on the banks of the beautiful river Aare, the Bernese Alps in the distance.

From BBC Nov. 2, 2023

Fed by meltwater from the Bernese Alps, the river has a magical blue colour, and it is perfectly clean to swim in, even in the city centre.

From The Guardian Sep. 2, 2019

Switzerland has been Indian cinema's A-list destination for movie interludes since the 1980s, when over-the-top duets set in the Bernese Alps were featured in genre hits like "Chandni."

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2013

By Will OremusPosted Monday, March 4, 2013, at 5:30 AM A long night exposure of one of Switzerland's most notable mountains, Eiger Peak, in the Bernese Alps.

From Slate Mar. 4, 2013

Other moraines, though less distinct, are visible nearer the base of the Bernese Alps, and, above Meyringen, the valley is spanned by one of very large dimensions.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 76, February, 1864 by Various

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