Alpine

/ˈæl.paɪn/ adj, name, noun

adj, name, noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Meaning at a glance

  • Primary sense: Any of several plants, native to mountain habitats, often grown in rock gardens.
  • Grammar: alpine is listed as adj, name, noun.
  • Nearest alternatives: alpine dweller, alpine flora, alpine inhabitant, alpine plant.
  • Useful contrasts: lowland, lowland climate, lowland plant.
  • Usage evidence: Alpine flowers are abundant there.

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Definitions

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."

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.

Synonyms

All synonyms
alpine dwelleralpine floraalpine inhabitantalpine plantalpine regionalpine resident

Antonyms

lowlandlowland climatelowland plantlowland zone

Example

"Alpine flowers are abundant there."

Common questions

What does "alpine" mean?

Any of several plants, native to mountain habitats, often grown in rock gardens.

What is a synonym for "alpine"?

Common synonyms include: alpine dweller, alpine flora, alpine inhabitant, alpine plant, alpine region, alpine resident.

How do you use "alpine" in a sentence?

Alpine flowers are abundant there.

How do you pronounce "alpine"?

Pronounced /ˈæl.paɪn/.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From French alpin, see also alpine.

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