Bernese Alps

American  

plural noun

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

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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)

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Example Sentences

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

I never get tired of the view over the city: on a clear day you can see all the way to the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau mountains in the Bernese Alps.

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

She told me they had left her mother at Interlaken, and had been wandering about the Bernese Alps for nearly a week.

From Wilfrid Cumbermede by MacDonald, George