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alp

/ælp/

alp noun: a very high mountain. Specifically, one of the Alps, the highest chain of mountains in Europe.

Noun (1)

alp (plural alps)

  1. A very high mountain. Specifically, one of the Alps, the highest chain of mountains in Europe.
    • Nor breath of Vernal Air from ſnowy Alp.1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […].”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 42, line 529
    • Hills peep o'er Hills, and Alps on Alps ariſe!1711 May, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Criticism, London: […] W[illiam] Lewis […]; and sold by W[illiam] Taylor […], T[homas] Osborn[e] […], and J[ohn] Graves […], →OCLC, page 15
  2. An alpine meadow.
    • At the alp of Khyarkuti, a wide flat at the junction of several glens[…]1942, Marco Pallis, Peaks and Lamas, page 54

Proper noun capitalized: ALP

ALP

  1. (Australia, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Australian Labor Party.

Noun (2) capitalized: ALP

ALP (plural ALPs)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of alkaline phosphatase.
  2. (abbreviation, initialism, contract law) Initialism of arm's length principle.
  3. (abbreviation, initialism, particle) Initialism of axion-like particle.

alp meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

alp in Hindi

ए. एल. पी

alp in Tamil

ஆல்ப்

alp in Marathi

ए. एल. पी

alp in Urdu

اے ایل پی, الپ
More languagesFewer languages
alp in Bengali
আলপ
alp in Telugu
ఆల్ప్
alp in Malayalam
ആൽപ്
alp in Kannada
ಆಲ್ಪ್
alp in Gujarati
એ. એલ. પી
alp in Odia
ଆଲପ୍, ଆଲ୍ପ୍, ଆଲ୍ପ
alp in Nepali
आल्प, एल्प

Forms of alp

pluralalps
pluralALPs

Plural of alp: alps

Origin of alp

Late Middle English, back-formation from alps pl, via French from Latin Alpes (“high mountains, especially those of Switzerland”). Compare Old Saxon elbon (“Alps”), Old High German Alpūn (“Alps”); Old High German alba (“alp, mountain”)).

Words formed from alp

Questions about alp

What does alp mean?
Alp means a very high mountain. Specifically, one of the Alps, the highest chain of mountains in Europe.
What is alp in Hindi?
Alp in Hindi is ए. एल. पी. See Alp meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is alp?
Alp can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce alp?
Alp is pronounced /ælp/.
What is the plural of alp?
The plural of alp is alps.

Words near alp in the dictionary

  1. alow
  2. aloxiprin
  3. aloxistatin
  4. aloxite
  5. Aloysius
  6. alp
  7. ALPAC
  8. alpaca
  9. alpaca back and sides
  10. alpacas
  11. alpaco

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Adapted from Wiktionary: alp (page history and authors); ALP (page history and authors); alp (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alp (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alp (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alp (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alp (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alp (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alp (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alp (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alp (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alp (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alp (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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