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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.
1.
Pertaining to the Alps, or to any lofty mountain; very high; elevated.2.
Growing on high mountains; as, alpine plants.AL'PINE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Alpine
Alpine
See also: alpine
English
Proper noun
Alpine
- A census-designated place in California.
- A borough in New Jersey.
- A town in New South Wales, Australia.
- A city in Texas.
- A city in Utah.
- A ghost town in Washington.
- A town in Wyoming.
Adjective
Alpine (comparative more Alpine, superlative most Alpine)
- Relating to the Alps, a mountain range in Western Europe.
- Alfred Tennyson
- Gazing up an Alpine height.
- Alfred Tennyson
Derived terms
- Alpine Ridge
- Glen Alpine
Translations
Relating to the Alps
alpine
alpine
See also: Alpine
English
Adjective
alpine (comparative more alpine, superlative most alpine)
- Of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timber line
- alpine snows
- (skiing); of or relating to slalom and downhill skiing. (Compare Nordic.)
Derived terms
- alpine pasqueflower
- alpine marmot
Translations
of or relating to mountains
of or relating to slalom or downhill skiing
Noun
alpine (plural alpines)
- Any of several plants, native to mountain habitats, often grown in a rock garden