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
This camp upon the field of Nero, between the Pancratian and Peter's Gates, had been assigned to Earl Markja of Mediolanum, who had been recalled from the Cottian Alps.
From A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) by Dahn, Felix
In the territories of this young prince, in the Piedmontese valleys of Luserna, Perosa, and San Martino, on the east side of the Cottian Alps, lived the remarkable people known as the Vaudois or Waldenses.
From The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 by Masson, David
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