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alp

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alp  (lp)
n.
1. A high mountain.
2. A very large mound or mass.
[Back-formation from the Alps.]
alp [ælp]
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (in the European Alps) an area of pasture above the valley bottom but below the mountain peaks
2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a high mountain See also Alps, Australian Alps
[back formation from Alps, from French Alpes (pl), from Latin Alpēs, from Greek Alpeis]
ALP
abbreviation for
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Australian Labor Party
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.alp - any high mountainalp - any high mountain                    
mountain, mount - a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
Translations
alp
n → Berg m → in den Alpen
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The scene suggested a Swiss Alp rather than the shrine and centre of a leisured world, and was marred only by two ugly little villas-- the villas that had competed with Cecil's engagement, having been acquired by Sir Harry Otway the very afternoon that Lucy had been acquired by Cecil.
A Room With A View by Forster, E. M. View in context
The weather began to clear while we were driving up a valley called the Kienthal, and presently a vast black cloud-bank in front of us dissolved away and uncurtained the grand proportions and the soaring loftiness of the Blumis Alp.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
"I met her," he went on, "in a place like this--in the Alps--Engstlen Alp.
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