Bernese alps
a mountain range in SW Switzerland, part of the Alps: highest peak, 14,026 feet (4275 meters).
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Letters from Switzerland Samuel Irenus Prime
Nasby in Exile David R. Locke
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Wilfrid Cumbermede George MacDonald
noun
a mountain range in SW Switzerland, the N central part of the Alps. Highest peak: Finsteraarhorn, 4274 m (14 022 ft)
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