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Great Pyrenees

noun Great Pyr·e·nees \ -ˈpir-ə-ˌnēz \

Definition of Great Pyrenees

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

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1933

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