Great Pyrenees
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noun
one of a breed of large dogs having a heavy, white coat, raised originally in the Pyrenees for herding sheep and as a watchdog.
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Origin of Great Pyrenees
First recorded in 1935–40
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How to use Great Pyrenees in a sentence
To our eyes those great Pyrenees are always changing—kaleidoscopic in variety of shapes and colours.
The Happy Golfer|Henry Leach