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Cottian Alps
[ kot-ee-uhn ]
plural noun
- a mountain range in SW Europe, in France and Italy: a part of the Alps. Highest peak, Monte Viso, 12,602 feet (3,841 meters).
Cottian Alps
/ ˈkɒtɪən /
plural noun
- a mountain range in SW Europe, between NW Italy and SE France: part of the Alps. Highest peak: Monte Viso, 3841 m (12 600 ft)
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Antony with all his cavalry was allowed to escape eastward toward the Cottian Alps.
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That portion of the Alps next this canton took from this sovereign the name of the Cottian Alps.
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In these Cottian Alps, which begin at the town of Susa, one vast ridge rises up, scarcely passable by any one without danger.
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Next summer he was forced to evacuate Italy, and in 353 his destruction was completed by a defeat in the Cottian Alps.
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