Pyrenean
/ˌpɪɹəˈniːən/
Pyrenean adjective: of or pertaining to the Pyrenees, a mountain range separating France and Spain.
Adjective
Pyrenean (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the Pyrenees, a mountain range separating France and Spain.
- Pierre held his berret ^([sic]) in his hand, and the boldness of the Pyrenean hunter was strangely overcome in the absence of all apparent danger: he really knew not what he did or what he said.1845, Selina Bunbury, Evenings in the Pyrenées
- During the Hundred Days he was in command of an army defending the Pyrenean frontier.1910, Hugh Chisholm (contributor), The Encyclopædia Britannica: Chatelet-Constantine, page 467
Noun
Pyrenean (plural Pyreneans)
- A native or inhabitant of the Pyrenees.
Forms of Pyrenean
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Pyrenaean |
| alternative form | Pyrenæan |
| Noun | |
| plural | Pyreneans |
Origin of Pyrenean
From Latin Pȳrēnaeus + -an.
Words formed from Pyrenean
Phrases with Pyrenean
Questions about Pyrenean
- What does Pyrenean mean?
- Pyrenean means of or pertaining to the Pyrenees, a mountain range separating France and Spain.
- What part of speech is Pyrenean?
- Pyrenean can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Pyrenean?
- Pyrenean is pronounced /ˌpɪɹəˈniːən/.
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