Graian Alps

American  

[grey-uhn alps, grahy-uhn] / ˈgreɪ ən ˈælps, ˈgraɪ ən /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. a mountain range in France and Italy, in the W Alps. Highest peak, Gran Paradiso, 13,324 feet (4,061 meters).

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Graian Alps British  

/ ˈɡreɪən, ˈɡraɪ- /

plural noun

1. the N part of the Western Alps, in France and NW Piedmont, Italy. Highest peak: Gran Paradiso, 4061 m (13 323 ft)

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Example Sentences

The ranges of the Graian Alps—an ocean of mountains—are seen, at a glance, governed by their three great peaks, the Grivola, Grand Paradis, and Tour de St. Pierre.

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Next come the Graian Alps, 50 miles long, with extensive ramifications in Savoy and Piedmont; principal peaks: Aiguille de la Sassi�re, 12,326 feet; Grand Paradis, 13,300; Grande Casse, 12,780.

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For a time, the gold washings in the valleys of the Graian Alps were worked with profit.

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That after a careful examination of the text of Polybius, and comparison of the different localities, his narrative will be found, on the whole, to agree best with the supposition that Hannibal crossed the Graian Alps, or Little St. Bernard; though it can not be denied that there are some difficulties attending this line, especially in regard to the descent into Italy.

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The same conditions existed on the Graian Alps to the southward.

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