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alpine
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al·pine  (lpn)
adj.
1. Alpine Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Alps or their inhabitants.
2. Of or relating to high mountains.
3. Biology Living or growing on mountains above the timberline: alpine plants.
4. Sports
a. Intended for or concerned with mountaineering.
b. Alpine Of or relating to competitive downhill racing and slalom skiing events.

[Middle English, from Latin Alpnus, from Alps, the Alps.]

alpine [ˈælpaɪn]
adj
1. of or relating to high mountains
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of plants) growing on mountains, esp above the limit for tree growth
3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Mountaineering) connected with or used in mountaineering in medium-sized glaciated mountain areas such as the Alps
4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Skiing) Skiing of or relating to racing events on steep prepared slopes, such as the slalom and downhill Compare nordic
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a plant that is native or suited to alpine conditions

Alpine [ˈælpaɪn]
adj
1. (Placename) of or relating to the Alps or their inhabitants
2. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Geology
a.  of or relating to an episode of mountain building in the Tertiary period during which the Alps were formed
b.  of or relating to a high mountainous environment heavily modified by glacial erosion

alpine  (l-pn)
Resembling or characteristic of the European Alps or any other high mountain system, especially one that has been shaped by intense glacial erosion.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.alpine - relating to or characteristic of alps; "alpine sports"
2.Alpine - relating to the Alps and their inhabitants; "Alpine countries, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Germany"
3.alpine - living or growing above the timber line; "alpine flowers"
biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
highland, upland - used of high or hilly country

alpine
adjective mountainous, high, towering, soaring, steep, rocky, highland, upland grassy, alpine meadows
Translations
alpine [ˈælpaɪn]
A. ADJalpino
B. Nplanta f alpestre

alpine [ˈælpaɪn]
adj (above 1200m)alpin(e); (below 1200m)alpestre
alpine hut → refuge m de montagne
alpine pasture → pâturage m alpestre
alpine skiing → ski m alpin

alpine
adj
Alpinealpin; dialectsder Alpen
(general) → alpin; (Geol) → alpinisch; alpine flowerAlpenblume f; alpine hutBerghütte f; alpine sceneryGebirgs- or Berglandschaft f

alpine [ˈælpaɪn] adjalpino/a; (plant, pasture) → alpestre
alpine skiing → sci m alpino

alpine
adj alpine [ˈӕlpain]
of the Alps or other high mountains alpine flowers. Alpe-agtig ألبي، نِسْبَةً إلى جِبَال الألْب алпийски alpský, vysokohorský alpinsk Alpen-... αλπικός alpino alpi- وابسته به کوه های بلند alppi- alpin; alpestre אַלפִּינִי यूरोप का पर्वतीय क्षेत्र alpski alpesi yang berhubungan dengan gunung Alp Alpafjalla-, háfjalla- alpino アルプスの, 高山の 높은 산의 Alpių, aukštikalnių Alpu-; kalnu- berkenaan dengan Alps alpen- alpin alpejski, górski alpino alpin альпийский vysokohorský alpski alpski alp-, fjäll-, berg-, alpin ซึ่งเกี่ยวกับเทือกเขาแอลป์ yüksek dağlara ait 阿爾卑斯山或其他高山的 альпійський کوہ الپس سے متعلق thuộc dãy An-pơ; núi cao


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