- Lepontine Alps
- geographical name range of central Alps on border between Switzerland & Italy — see leone (Monte)
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Lepontine Alps
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Lepontine Alps — Le•pon′tine Alps′ [[t]lɪˈpɒn tɪn[/t]] n. pl. geg a central range of the Alps in S Switzerland and N Italy. Highest peak, 11,684 ft. (3561 m) … From formal English to slang
Lepontine Alps — /ləpɒntaɪn ˈælps/ (say luhpontuyn alps) plural noun a central range of the Alps in southern Switzerland and northern Italy. Highest peak, Mt Leone, 3560 m …
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