sub-Apenninen.adj.

Brit.

/ˌsʌbˈapᵻnʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˌsəbˈæpəˌnaɪn/

Forms: see sub- prefix and Apennine n.; also with capital initial in both elements, or with lower-case initial in the second element.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: sub- prefix, Apennine n.

Etymology: < sub- prefix + Apennine n., after Italian subappennini, †subapennini (18th cent. or earlier).

A. n.

In †singular and plural. With the: a range of low hills skirting the western slopes of the Apennines in Italy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > mountain > [noun] > range > Apennines

Apenninec1405

sub-Apennine1811

1811 J. Smith Syst. Mod. Geogr. II. 339 To the groupes rising from one base westward of Cortona, inclosed by the valleys of Arno, of Chiana, and the Tiber..the distinguishing epithet of the Sub-Apennine of Tuscany has been given.

1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 137 (note) The newest tertiary strata of the age of the Subapennines.

1908 E. Reich Handbk. Geogr. I. 80 Mt. Vesuvius rises boldly..from a plain lying between the bay and Mt. Vergine, a member of the Sub-Apennines.

1935 S. Van Valkenburg & E. Huntington Europe xxxii. 405 On the southwest the depression is bounded by a complicated but low range of mountains called the Sub-Apennines.

2008 M. J. S. Rudwick Worlds before Adam xix. 272 Lyell then crossed the Apennines again, from Bologna to Florence..and resumed his study on the Subapennines in Tuscany.

B. adj.

Of or relating to this range of hills or (Geology, now chiefly historical) the Pliocene strata which are exposed there. Also more widely: designating the region adjacent to the Apennines; of or relating to this region.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > mountain > [adjective] > range > spec > specific situation in

cisalpine1542

transalpinea1592

subalpine1656

sub-Apennine1815

1815 Ann. Philos. 5 235 Some traces of it [sc. coal], which the lowest parts of the sub-appenine country offer.

1833 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. III. 110 Throughout a great part of Italy, where the marls and sands of the Subapennine hills are elevated to considerable heights.

1861 P. P. Carpenter in Rep. Smithsonian Inst. 1860 159 The Subappenine tertiaries of Piedmont.

1897 R. Lanciani Ruins & Excavations Anc. Rome i. i. 1 During the sub-Apennine or quaternary period a powerful stream came down from the mountains, on the line of a rent or fissure.

1949 M. Cary Geogr. Background Greek & Rom. Hist v. 116 The grazing was sufficiently varied to produce clips of divers grades, from the soft wool of the sub-Apennine plain to the hard-wearing upland materials.

1965 Ethnology 4 189 The term ‘Central Italy’..designates the large area extending over the sub-Appenine hills of Emilia-Romagna and the hills and plains..of Tuscany, Umbria, [etc.].

1989 N. Miller Renaissance Bologna 2 From the center..the road extends outward in a straight line to the alluvial plain and beyond to the subapennine zone.

2005 M. J. S. Rudwick Bursting Limits Time ix. 526 The argument became clear when he turned to the Subapennine fossil shells themselves.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sub-apennine
释义	sub-Apenninen.adj. Brit. /ˌsʌbˈapᵻnʌɪn/, U.S. /ˌsəbˈæpəˌnaɪn/ Forms: see sub- prefix and Apennine n.; also with capital initial in both elements, or with lower-case initial in the second element. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: sub- prefix, Apennine n. Etymology: < sub- prefix + Apennine n., after Italian subappennini, †subapennini (18th cent. or earlier). A. n. In †singular and plural. With the: a range of low hills skirting the western slopes of the Apennines in Italy. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > mountain > [noun] > range > Apennines Apenninec1405 sub-Apennine1811 1811 J. Smith Syst. Mod. Geogr. II. 339 To the groupes rising from one base westward of Cortona, inclosed by the valleys of Arno, of Chiana, and the Tiber..the distinguishing epithet of the Sub-Apennine of Tuscany has been given. 1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 137 (note) The newest tertiary strata of the age of the Subapennines. 1908 E. Reich Handbk. Geogr. I. 80 Mt. Vesuvius rises boldly..from a plain lying between the bay and Mt. Vergine, a member of the Sub-Apennines. 1935 S. Van Valkenburg & E. Huntington Europe xxxii. 405 On the southwest the depression is bounded by a complicated but low range of mountains called the Sub-Apennines. 2008 M. J. S. Rudwick Worlds before Adam xix. 272 Lyell then crossed the Apennines again, from Bologna to Florence..and resumed his study on the Subapennines in Tuscany. B. adj. Of or relating to this range of hills or (Geology, now chiefly historical) the Pliocene strata which are exposed there. Also more widely: designating the region adjacent to the Apennines; of or relating to this region. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > mountain > [adjective] > range > spec > specific situation in cisalpine1542 transalpinea1592 subalpine1656 sub-Apennine1815 1815 Ann. Philos. 5 235 Some traces of it [sc. coal], which the lowest parts of the sub-appenine country offer. 1833 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. III. 110 Throughout a great part of Italy, where the marls and sands of the Subapennine hills are elevated to considerable heights. 1861 P. P. Carpenter in Rep. Smithsonian Inst. 1860 159 The Subappenine tertiaries of Piedmont. 1897 R. Lanciani Ruins & Excavations Anc. Rome i. i. 1 During the sub-Apennine or quaternary period a powerful stream came down from the mountains, on the line of a rent or fissure. 1949 M. Cary Geogr. Background Greek & Rom. Hist v. 116 The grazing was sufficiently varied to produce clips of divers grades, from the soft wool of the sub-Apennine plain to the hard-wearing upland materials. 1965 Ethnology 4 189 The term ‘Central Italy’..designates the large area extending over the sub-Appenine hills of Emilia-Romagna and the hills and plains..of Tuscany, Umbria, [etc.]. 1989 N. Miller Renaissance Bologna 2 From the center..the road extends outward in a straight line to the alluvial plain and beyond to the subapennine zone. 2005 M. J. S. Rudwick Bursting Limits Time ix. 526 The argument became clear when he turned to the Subapennine fossil shells themselves. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1811
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