Cottian Alps
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Example Sentences
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A large number of Waldensians sought shelter in the valleys of the Cottian Alps, straddling Italy and France, which became a base of sorts through centuries of periodic persecution.
From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2020
Waldensians settled in the Cottian Alps between France and Italy.
From Slate • Oct. 31, 2018
For nearly seven centuries the Waldenses, the "slaughtered saints" of Milton's sonnet, tenaciously weathered persecution in the valleys of the Cottian Alps.
From Time Magazine Archive
That part of them which separates Dauphiny from Piedmont was called the Cottian Alps.
From "De Bello Gallico" and Other Commentaries by Caesar, Julius
The heads of the streams which traverse these valleys have their origin in the snowy range of the Cottian Alps, which form the boundary between France and Italy.
From The Huguenots in France by Smiles, Samuel
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