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nouna system of hills in Britain that extend from the Scottish border in the north to the Trent River in the south; forms the watershed for English rivers
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- sabine a member of an ancient Oscan-speaking people of the central Apennines north of Rome who were conquered and assimilated into the Roman state in 290 BC
- bologna the capital of Emilia-Romagna; located in northern Italy to the east of the Apennines
- arno a river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea
- caudine forks a battle in the Apennines in 321 BC in which the Samnites defeated the Romans
- republic of san marino the smallest republic in the world; the oldest independent country in Europe (achieved independence in 301); located in the Apennines and completely surrounded by Italy
- river arno a river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea
- arno river a river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea
- san marino the smallest republic in the world; the oldest independent country in Europe (achieved independence in 301); located in the Apennines and completely surrounded by Italy
- cumbria a former Celtic kingdom in northwestern England; the name continued to be used for the hilly northwestern region of England including the Lake District and the northern Pennines