Pindus

American  

[pin-duhs] / ˈpɪn dəs /

noun

1. a mountain range in central Greece: highest peak, 7,665 feet (2,335 meters).

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Pindus British  

/ ˈpɪndəs /

noun

1. Modern Greek name: Píndhos.  a mountain range in central Greece between Epirus and Thessaly. Highest peak: Mount Smólikas, 2633 m (8639 ft)

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Example Sentences

They heavily bombed Florina, the northern Greek base back in the Pindus Mountains whence most anti-aircraft defense guns had been moved forward with the Army.

From Time Magazine Archive

There the Greeks fought hard, using the same tactics of cross fire as had proved so deadly against the Italians in the Pindus Mountains.

From Time Magazine Archive

Into the craggy, roadless fastnesses of the Pindus Mountains the Italians were reported to have sent tanks and other mechanized equipment.

From Time Magazine Archive

Heroic place names of the Greek campaign appear again with the old ring�Argyrokastron, Janina, Larissa, the Pindus, Arta.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Pindar Πινδόθεν is used generally for the earlier settlements; for Hestiæotis and Doris both touch on the chain of Pindus.

From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried