Alpine Definition

ălpīn
adjective
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Alps or their inhabitants.
American Heritage
Of the Alps or the peoples living in the region of the Alps.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to high mountains.
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Of or like high mountains.
Webster's New World
Living or growing on mountains above the timberline.
Alpine plants.
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noun

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

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Mixed wool and silk or mohair and cotton fabric.
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pronoun

A CDP in California.

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A borough in New Jersey.
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A town in New South Wales, Australia.

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A city in Texas.

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A city in Utah.

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Other Word Forms of Alpine

Noun

Singular:
alpine
Plural:
alpines

Origin of Alpine

  • From Latin alpinus, from Alpēs (“The Alps”). Cognates include French alpin.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Latin Alpīnus from Alpēs , the Alps

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French alpin, see also alpine

    From Wiktionary

Alpine Sentence Examples

  • The Alpine flora is very beautiful.

  • The Trias does not belong, as might have been expected, to the Alpine or Mediterranean type; but resembles that of Germany and northern Europe.

  • But there are no perpetual snow-fields, no glaciers creep down these valleys, and no alpine hamlets ever appear to break the monotony.

  • Gruyre, extensively manufactured in Switzerland and France, is also produced in Italy in the Alpine regions and in Sicily.

  • He traces the original home of the bulk of existing alpine plants to northern Asia.

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Words Starting With

AALALP

Words Ending With

ENEINE

Unscrambles

alpine

Words Starting With A and Ending With E

Starts With A & Ends With EStarts With AL & Ends With EStarts With A & Ends With NE

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With A6 Letter Words Ending With E