ALPINE

alpine

(adjective) living or growing above the timber line; “alpine flowers”

Alpine

(adjective) relating to the Alps and their inhabitants; “Alpine countries, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Germany”

alpine

(adjective) relating to or characteristic of alps; “alpine sports”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Proper noun

Alpine

An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States.

An unincorporated community in Talladega County, Alabama, United States.

An unincorporated community and former census-designated place in North Slope Borough borough, Alaska, United States. It has no permanent residents but around 250 commuter residents, who work on a two-week-on, two-week-off schedule.

An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona, United States.

A census-designated place in San Diego County, California, United States.

An unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, United States.

An unincorporated community in Chattooga County, Georgia, United States.

An unincorporated community in Columbia Township, Fayette County, Indiana, United States.

An unincorporated community in Union County, Mississippi, United States.

A rural unincorporated community and census-designated place in Benton County, Oregon, United States.

A borough in New Jersey, United States.

A village in New South Wales, Australia.

An unincorporated community in Overton County, Tennessee, United States.

A city, the county seat of Brewster County, Texas, United States.

A city in Utah County, Utah, United States.

An unincorporated community in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States.

A ghost town in Skagit County, Washington, United States.

A town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States.

Adjective

Alpine (comparative more Alpine, superlative most Alpine)

Relating to the Alps, a mountain range in Western and Central Europe.

Anagrams

• Lapine, Nepali, apelin, penial, pineal, plaine

Etymology

Adjective

alpine (comparative more alpine, superlative most alpine)

Of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timber line

(skiing) Of or relating to slalom and downhill skiing. (Compare Nordic.)

Noun

alpine (plural alpines)

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

Anagrams

• Lapine, Nepali, apelin, penial, pineal, plaine

Source: Wiktionary

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Al"pine, a. Etym: [L. Alpinus, fr. Alpes the Alps: cf. F. Alpin.]

1. Of or pertaining to the Alps, or to any lofty mountain; as, Alpine snows; Alpine plants.

2. Like the Alps; lofty. "Gazing up an Alpine height." Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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