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Alpine

//ˈæl.paɪn// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timberline.

    "alpine snows"

  2. 2
    Relating to 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."

  3. 3
    Of or relating to slalom and downhill skiing.
Adjective
  1. 1
    living or growing above the timber line wordnet
  2. 2
    relating to the Alps and their inhabitants wordnet
  3. 3
    relating to or characteristic of alps wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Alabama.
  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Talladega County, Alabama.
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community and former census-designated place in North Slope Borough, Alaska. It has no permanent residents but around 250 commuter residents, who work on a two-week-on, two-week-off schedule.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in San Diego County, California.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Chattooga County, Georgia.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Columbia Township, Fayette County, Indiana.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Union County, Mississippi.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A borough in New Jersey.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A rural unincorporated community and census-designated place in Benton County, Oregon.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Overton County, Tennessee, United States.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Brewster County, Texas, United States.
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Utah County, Utah, United States.
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States.
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Skagit County, Washington, United States.
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States.
  14. 19
    A locality in the Wingecarribee council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  15. 20
    A local government area in north-east Victoria, Australia; in full, Alpine Shire.
Noun
  1. 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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

From French alpin, see also alpine.

Etymology 4

From French alpin, see also alpine.

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