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ALPINES
Noun
alpines
plural of alpine
Anagrams
• Espinal, Lapines, Nepalis, pin seal, pineals, pleasin', spaniel, splenia
Source: Wiktionary
ALPINE
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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