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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Example Sentences

But every January, for the past nine years, I’ve traveled to Davos, Switzerland, to cover the World Economic Forum meeting, and every year I wish I could spend less time stuffed in overcrowded, overheated conference rooms and more time clambering around the Rhaetian Alps that surround the town.

From The Wall Street Journal

The term Rhaetian Alps is applied to that section along the Swiss Italian Boundary, about north of Lake Como.

From Project Gutenberg

“Baedeker doesn’t mention the existence of brigands in these days, among the Rhaetian Alps,” replied Virginia, with quaint dryness.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg