alps
/ælps/
alps is the plural of alp.
Meaning of alp
Noun
alp (plural alps)
- 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
- 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
Noun capitalized: ALPs
ALPs
- plural of ALP
Proper noun capitalized: Alps
the Alps pl (plural only)
- A mountain range in Western Europe, running from France to Slovenia, the highest peak of which is Mont Blanc, at 4808 metres.
Origin of alps
From Middle English Alpes, from Old English Alpis, ultimately from Latin Alpēs; in later use partly via French. Compare German Alpen (“alps”, plurale tantum), German Alp (“mountainous pasture”).
Words formed from alps
- Albanian Alps
- Allgäu Alps
- Alpish
- Australian Alps
- Berchtesgaden Alps
- Bergamo Alps
- Bernese Alps
- Carnic Alps
- Cottian Alps
- Dinaric Alps
- French Alps
- Fynske Alps
- Graian Alps
- Japanese Alps
- Jewish Alps
- Julian Alps
- Kamnik Alps
- Kitzbühel Alps
- Lechtal Alps
- Lyngen Alps
- Maritime Alps
- Norlund Alps
- Northern Limestone Alps
- Ortler Alps
- Ötztal Alps
- Pennine Alps
- Prealps
- Princess Caroline Mathilde Alps
- Princess Elizabeth Alps
- Rhaetian Alps
- Samnaun Alps
- Southern Alps
- Southern Limestone Alps
- Stauning Alps
- Stubai Alps
- Swiss Alps
- Transylvanian Alps
- Trinity Alps
- Tux Alps
- Verwall Alps
- Victorian Alps
- Western Alps
- Yiddish Alps
- Zillertal Alps
Words that rhyme with alps
Questions about alps
- What does alps mean?
- Alps means a mountain range in Western Europe, running from France to Slovenia, the highest peak of which is Mont Blanc, at 4808 metres.
- What is alps the plural of?
- Alps is the plural of alp.
- What part of speech is alps?
- Alps can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce alps?
- Alps is pronounced /ælps/.
Words near alps in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: alps (page history and authors); ALPs (page history and authors); Alps (page history and authors); alp (page history and authors). 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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