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Lepontine Alps

[ li-pon-tin ]
/ lɪˈpɒn tɪn /

plural noun

a central range of the Alps in S Switzerland and N Italy. Highest peak, Mt. Leone, 11,684 feet (3,561 meters).

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British Dictionary definitions for Lepontine Alps

Lepontine Alps
/ (lɪˈpɒntaɪn) /

pl n

a range of the S central Alps, in S Switzerland and N Italy. Highest peak: Monte Leone, 3553 m (11 657 ft)
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