Rhaetian Alps

American  

plural noun

1. a chain of the Alps in E Switzerland and W Austria. Highest peak, Mt. Bernina, 13,295 feet (4,052 meters).

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Rhaetian Alps British  

plural noun

1. a section of the central Alps along E Switzerland's borders with Austria and Italy. Highest peak: Piz Bernina, 4049 m (13 284 ft)

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Rhaetian Alps

Etruscans, a race from the Rhaetian Alps, acknowledged one God, 551-u.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Albert Pike

There is, however, a New Year's Eve custom in Lower Austria and the Rhaetian Alps that somewhat resembles our mistletoe bough practices.

From Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan by Clement A. Miles

Eugene had already descended from the Rhaetian Alps, to dispute with Catinat the rich plain of Lombardy.

From Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay

Scarcely had they crossed the Po, before their leader resolved to seize Verona, which commanded the passes of the Rhaetian Alps.

From The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. by John Lord

In the language of the Rhaetian Alps this word appears as "tartufel".

From Darwin and Modern Science by A. C. (Albert Charles) Seward

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