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Webster 1913 Edition


Alpine

Al′pine

,
Adj.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Alpine

AL'PINE

,
Adj.
[L. alpinus, from Alpes.]
1.
Pertaining to the Alps, or to any lofty mountain; very high; elevated.
2.
Growing on high mountains; as, alpine plants.

AL'PINE

,
Noun.
A kind of strawberry growing on lofty hills.

Definition 2024


Alpine

Alpine

See also: alpine

English

Proper noun

Alpine

  1. A census-designated place in California.
  2. A borough in New Jersey.
  3. A town in New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A city in Texas.
  5. A city in Utah.
  6. A ghost town in Washington.
  7. A town in Wyoming.

Adjective

Alpine (comparative more Alpine, superlative most Alpine)

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

Derived terms

  • Alpine Ridge
  • Glen Alpine

Translations


Latin

Adjective

Alpīne

  1. vocative masculine singular of Alpīnus

alpine

alpine

See also: Alpine

English

Adjective

alpine (comparative more alpine, superlative most alpine)

  1. Of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timber line
    alpine snows
  2. (skiing); of or relating to slalom and downhill skiing. (Compare Nordic.)

Derived terms

  • alpine pasqueflower
  • alpine marmot

Translations

Noun

alpine (plural alpines)

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

Anagrams


French

Adjective

alpine

  1. feminine singular of alpin

Italian

Adjective

alpine

  1. feminine plural of alpino

Anagrams


Latin

Adjective

alpīne

  1. vocative masculine singular of alpīnus