Julian Alps
Americannoun
plural noun
Example Sentences
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With three sides dominated by the Julian Alps and a steep mountain pass providing the only road access, Drežnica is not a place many stumble across by chance.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 9, 2020
A double-height picture window with a door that opens to a small terrace affords spectacular views of the high peaks of the Julian Alps.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2015
When the troops of Maximin, advancing in excellent order, arrived at the foot of the Julian Alps, they were terrified by the silence and desolation that reigned on the frontiers of Italy.
From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 by Henry Hart Milman
This was particularly true of the towns in that long stretch of plain between the Julian Alps and the sea, known as Friuli.
From The Venetian Painters of the Renaissance Third Edition by Bernard Berenson
From the ramparts you can see the Carnic and the Julian Alps, sweeping round the Venetian plain in a great half circle.
From With British Guns in Italy A Tribute to Italian Achievement by Hugh Dalton, Baron Dalton
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