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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A range of northern Spain extending about 480 km (300 mi) along the coast of the Bay of Biscay from the Pyrenees to Cape Finisterre. It rises to 2,648 m (8,688 ft) at Torre de Cerredo.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a range of mountains in northern Spain along the coast of the Bay of Biscay
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Whereabouts in Asturias, Leone, Valencia, Borgo, Alava in Northern Spain, the Cantabrian Mountains here are going to get snow.
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If thats not your style, visit Bodegas Ysios, which backs up to the craggy Cantabrian Mountains, and has more orderly undulations than Riscal.
A Year of Wine Tyler Colman 2008
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If thats not your style, visit Bodegas Ysios, which backs up to the craggy Cantabrian Mountains, and has more orderly undulations than Riscal.
A Year of Wine Tyler Colman 2008
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Cantabrian Mountains (which separate it from the Province of Oviedo on the north) from the peak of Guiña (6570 feet) to the Peña Vieja
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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From north to west it is drained by the Sil and its tributaries, which receive the waters flowing from the southern slope of the Cantabrian Mountains, from the Peña Rubia
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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Cosmo decided to run into the Bay of Biscay, skirting its southern coast in order to get a view of the Cantabrian Mountains, many of whose peaks, he thought, ought still to lie well above the level of the water.
The Second Deluge 1890
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In 711, North African Moors sailed across the straits, swept into Andalusia, and within a few years, pushed the Visigoths up the peninsula to the Cantabrian Mountains.
unknown title 2009
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In 711, North African Moors sailed across the straits, swept into Andalusia, and within a few years, pushed the Visigoths up the peninsula to the Cantabrian Mountains.
unknown title 2009
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Until now, the large bat had been located in mountainous regions such as the Eastern Pyrenees, the Cantabrian Mountains, the central mountain range or open Mediterranean landscapes where oaks, holm oaks and pines dominate.
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In 711, North African Moors sailed across the straits, swept into Andalusia, and within a few years, pushed the Visigoths up the peninsula to the Cantabrian Mountains.
unknown title 2009
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