Great Pyrenees

noun

Great Pyr·e·nees -ˈpir-ə-ˌnēz

plural Great Pyrenees

: any of a breed of large heavy-coated white dogs often used to guard livestock

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According to Tri-County Animal Rescue, a no-kill nonprofit in Boca Raton, Florida, the 2-year-old Great Pyrenees dog recently arrived after a transfer from Palm Beach Animal Control. —

Kelli Bender, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025 The 7-month-old Great Pyrenees pup tried to play it off casually when she got caught out, but there was no denying her mischief. —

Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024 Knox is a Great Pyrenees and Labrador mix who, despite weighing 77 pounds, is considered something of a softy. —

Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024 One Great Pyrenees lopes over to say hello while another looks out from behind greenery flanking the porch’s Whiteselle Corsicana brick steps. —

Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Great Pyrenees

Word History

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Great Pyrenees was in 1933

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