Pindus


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Pindus

(ˈpɪndəs)
n
(Placename) a mountain range in central Greece between Epirus and Thessaly. Highest peak: Mount Smólikas, 2633 m (8639 ft). Modern Greek name: Píndhos
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Pin•dus

(ˈpɪn dəs)

n.
a mountain range in central Greece: highest peak, 7665 ft. (2335 m).
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References in classic literature ?
In the morning, I shall rejoice in the prospect of your coming, and in the evening dwell with delight on the happiness I have enjoyed in your presence; then too, when alone, I can call forth mighty pictures of the past, see vast horizons bounded only by the towering mountains of Pindus and Olympus.
An hour away are the Pindus mountains, where travellers can trek the vast alpine trails or explore the UNESCO protected Vikos Gorge.
Travellers can also explore one of Europe's great wildernesses at the Pindus mountain range, where they can trek the alpine trails or explore the UNESCO protected Vikos Gorge.
Every Saturday you can go for night skiing at Vasilitsa ski resort right in the heart of the Pindus range.
Theodos, Brett, Rachel Brash, Jessica Compton, Karen Masken, Nancy Pindus, and C.
Workforce development strategies that link training to specific employers have generally been found to be more successful than other workforce development programs in facilitating transitions into work for disconnected youth and other disadvantaged working populations more generally (Pindus et al.
Other important ranges include the Dinaric Alps that extend along the eastern spine of southeast Europe from Slovenia through Albania, the Carpathians in Romania and Serbia, the Rhodopes in Bulgaria and Greece, and the Pindus Mountains in Albania and Greece.
Olympus, and the Pindus Range, on the east by the Rhodope Mountains, and on the West by Lake Ohrid (a great overview of the issues is found in Wilkinson 1951).
The level of trust and confidence in management can demonstrate to a candidate very quickly the environment where they are considering employment (Bovbjerg, Ormond, & Pindus, 2009; Chenoweth, Merlyn, Jeon, Tait, & Duffield, 2014; Jeon, Chenoweth, & Merlyn, 2010).
And the view, looking out towards the Pindus mountains, is enough to take the relaxation factor up a notch or two.
an inv Welcome to the beautiful, peaceful Pindus mountains in the historic and traditional region of Epirus in northwestern Greece.