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Pyrenees

[ US /ˈpɪɹəiz/ ]
NOUN
  1. a chain of mountains between France and Spain

How To Use Pyrenees In A Sentence

  • Some Akbash and Great Pyrenees begin working at 6 months of age, whereas Komondors usually start later.
  • The Spanish Pyrenees with their imposing peaks and delightful valleys are rich in traditional values and folklore.
  • Edward I took his lions with him - during his progress through his Gascon domains in 1289 one of his lions killed a horse belonging to one Ernaud Purpoynter of Oloron-Ste-Marie in the Pyrenees, who was also duly compensated.
  • By the beginning of the 12th century, the counts of Barcelona had large holdings north of the Pyrenees (notably in Provence), to which they added for a brief period Majorca and Iviza (1114–15) and, permanently, Tarragona. 3. Barcelona and Catalonia
  • Lourdes, a small town in the Pyrenees in south-west France now attracts five million pilgrims every year from all over the world.
  • The town, which was a famous spa with thermal springs, was on the Adour River, about 80 km north of the Pyrenees and the border with Spain.
  • This year I threw time away in the Pyrenees when I bonked.
  • The Pyrenees are famous for their capricious showers, which pour rain and hail on one mountainside while another is bathed in sunlight.
  • A Great Pyrenees is a giant breed of dog that is often overlooked. The Daily Puppy | Pictures of Puppies
  • Mike Segar/Reuters Trevor, top, and Bridgette, both Great Pyrenees, waited to be judged in the working dogs group. Working Like a Dog at Westminster
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