alpine

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8
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11
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈæl.paɪn/(US)
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/ˈæl.paɪn/(US) · /ˈæl.pɪn/ · /ˈæl.paɪn/

Definition of alpine

25 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timberline.
    “alpine snows”
    “alpine plants”
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adj

  1. Of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timberline.
    “alpine snows”
    “alpine plants”
  2. (alt-of, sometimes, specifically)Of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timberline.
  3. Of or relating to slalom and downhill skiing.
  4. Of, relating to, or inhabiting the Alps, a mountain range in Western and Central Europe.
    “Some vague emotion of delight / In gazing up an Alpine height, / Some yearning toward the lamps of night.”

noun

  1. Any of several plants, native to mountain habitats, often grown in rock gardens.
    “There can be little doubt that the autumn-flowering gentians are the elite of late-flowering alpines, but alas they can only be enjoyed by those gardeners with an acid soil, unless they can be grown in containers.”

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  19. A locality in the Wingecarribee council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  20. A local government area in north-east Victoria, Australia; in full, Alpine Shire.

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Etymology

From Latin Alpīnus, from Alpēs (“the Alps”). Cognates include French alpin.

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