alpine
/ˈæl.paɪn/
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obsolete/ˈæl.pɪn/
alpine adjective: of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timberline. Also the alternative letter-case form of Alpine.
Adjective (1)
alpine (comparative more alpine, superlative most alpine)
- Of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timberline.
- alpine snows
- alpine plants
- Synonyms:
- montane
- Of or relating to slalom and downhill skiing.
Noun
alpine (plural alpines)
- Any of several plants, native to mountain habitats, often grown in rock gardens.
- There can be little doubt that the autumn-flowering gentians are the elite of late-flowering alpines, but alas they can only be enjoyed by those gardeners with an acid soil, unless they can be grown in containers.1991, Jack Elliott, Alpines in the Open Garden, Christopher Helm, →ISBN, page 64
Adjective (2) capitalized: Alpine
Alpine (comparative more Alpine, superlative most Alpine)
- Of, relating to, or inhabiting the Alps, a mountain range in Western and Central Europe.
- Some vague emotion of delight / In gazing up an Alpine height, / Some yearning toward the lamps of night.1833–1834 (date written), Alfred Tennyson, “The Two Voices”, in Poems. […], volume II, London: Edward Moxon, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 140
- The normally sleepy Alpine republic has just experienced the worst three weeks in its post-war history after the election of a coalition of the Freedom party and the conservative People¹s^([sic – meaning People's]) party under the leadership of Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel.2000 February 29, Kate Connolly, “No way out”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 25 Mar 2023
- Synonyms:
- Alpian
Proper noun capitalized: Alpine
Alpine
- An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Alabama.
- An unincorporated community in Talladega County, Alabama.
- An unincorporated community and former census-designated place in North Slope Borough, Alaska. 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.
- A census-designated place in San Diego County, California.
- An unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California.
- An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California.
- An unincorporated community in Chattooga County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Columbia Township, Fayette County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Union County, Mississippi.
- A borough in New Jersey.
- A rural unincorporated community and census-designated place in Benton County, Oregon.
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- 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.
- A locality in the Wingecarribee council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- A local government area in north-east Victoria, Australia; in full, Alpine Shire.
Also used as
alpine is also the alternative letter-case form of Alpine.
alpine meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
alpine in Hindi
- अल्पाइन, आल्पाइन, एल्पाइन
alpine in Tamil
- ஆல்பைன், அல்பைன்
alpine in Marathi
- अल्पाइन, आल्पाइन
alpine in Urdu
- الپائن, الپائین, الائپائن
More languagesFewer languages
- alpine in Bengali
- আলপাইন, আল্পাইন
- alpine in Telugu
- ఆల్పైన్, అల్పైన్
- alpine in Malayalam
- ആൽപൈൻ, അൽപൈൻ, ആൽപെയ്ൻ
- alpine in Kannada
- ಆಲ್ಪೈನ್, ಅಲ್ಪೈನ್
- alpine in Punjabi
- ਅਲਪਾਈਨ, ਐਲਪਾਈਨ, ਐਲਪੀਨ
- alpine in Gujarati
- આલ્પાઇન, અલ્પાઇન, આલ્પાઈન
- alpine in Odia
- ଆଲପାଇନ, ଆଲପାଇନ୍, ଆଲ୍ପାଇନ୍
- alpine in Nepali
- अल्पाइन, आल्पाइन
Examples of alpine in a sentence
- The tree Lepidothamnus laxifolius is a high alpine specialist found in high-altitude bog communities and in scrub.
- Alpine plants that cannot establish themselves in earthy gorges must adapt to a petricolous habit in cracks in rocks.
- Here is alpine country at its best, complete with lakes and tarns set amid truly rugged promontories.
Synonyms of alpine
Forms of alpine
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more alpine |
| superlative | most alpine |
| comparative | more Alpine |
| superlative | most Alpine |
| Noun | |
| plural | alpines |
Origin of alpine
From Latin Alpīnus, from Alpēs (“the Alps”). Cognates include French alpin.
From French alpin, equivalent to Alps + -ine, see also alpine.
Words formed from alpine
- Alpine chamois
- Alpine Dachsbracke
- Alpine goat
- Alpine ibex
- Alpine Ridge
- cisalpine
- Glen Alpine
- perialpine
- subalpine
- transalpine
- afroalpine
- alpine accentor
- alpine anemone
- alpine bellflower
- alpine bistort
- alpine bullhead
- alpine butterfly bend
- alpine butterfly knot
- alpine chough
- alpine club moss
- alpine club-moss
- alpine clubmoss
- alpine coil
- alpine combined
- Alpine County
- alpine divorce
- alpine fir
- alpine fleabane
- alpine hawkweed
- alpine laburnum
- alpine lady's-mantle
- alpine larch
- alpinely
- alpine marmot
- alpine-meadow lizard
- alpine meadow lizard
- alpine newt
- alpine pasqueflower
- alpine poppy
- alpine salamander
- alpine saxifrage
- alpine skier
- alpine skiing
- alpine snowboard
- alpine snowboarder
- alpine snowboarding
- alpinesque
- alpine start
- alpinism
- alpinist
- Calpine
- nonalpine
- para-alpine
- para alpine skiing
- semialpine
Phrases with alpine
- Alpine hat
- Alpine hats
- Alpine horn
- alpine coils
- Alpine goats
- Alpine horns
- alpine newts
- Alpine ibexes
- alpine skiers
- alpine starts
- alpine choughs
- alpine marmots
18 more phrasesFewer phrases
- Alpine Village
- alpine anemones
- alpine divorces
- alpine accentors
- alpine bullheads
- alpine hawkweeds
- alpine saxifrages
- alpine snowboards
- alpine club mosses
- alpine club-mosses
- alpine salamanders
- alpine snowboarders
- alpine pasqueflowers
- alpine meadow lizards
- alpine butterfly bends
- alpine butterfly knots
- Alpine grassland orange
- Alpine grassland oranges
Questions about alpine
- What does alpine mean?
- Alpine means of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timberline.
- What is alpine in Hindi?
- Alpine in Hindi is अल्पाइन, आल्पाइन, एल्पाइन. See Alpine meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is alpine?
- Alpine can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce alpine?
- Alpine is pronounced /ˈæl.paɪn/ (US).
Words near alpine in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: alpine (page history and authors); Alpine (page history and authors); alpine (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alpine (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alpine (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alpine (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alpine (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alpine (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alpine (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alpine (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alpine (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alpine (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alpine (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alpine (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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