Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of, pertaining to, or connected with the Alps (then written with a capital), or any lofty mountain; very high; elevated.
- noun A French fabric having a silk warp and merino-wool filling.
- [capitalized] In anthropology, noting the type of the European race which inhabits the Alps and the regions east and west of the Alps: characterized by a broad, short head, broad face with full chin and heavy nose, medium stature, and prevalently grayish eyes and brown hair. Also called Celto-Slavic, Sarmatian, Arvernian.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the Alps, or to any lofty mountain
- adjective Like the Alps; lofty.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Relating to the
Alps , a mountain range in Western Europe.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective living or growing above the timber line
- adjective relating to or characteristic of alps
- adjective relating to the Alps and their inhabitants
Etymologies
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Examples
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ALPINE - An East County woman who was killed, along with an unidentified boy, in a rollover crash on Interstate 8 in Alpine, was identified Saturday.
San Diego News 2010
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ALPINE - Investigators are working to determine the cause of death of a 23-year-old man whose body was found on a horse trail in Alpine during the weekend.
Fore, right! 2010
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ALPINE (February 18, 2010) -- The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor men's basketball team used some key defensive plays down the stretch to battle back from a second-half deficit and the Cru posted a 68-65 victory over Sul Ross State Thursday night in Alpine.
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ALPINE - Gusty mountain winds have prompted the California Highway Patrol to issue a wind advisory for Interstate 8 between Alpine and Imperial County.
San Diego News 2008
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ALPINE: Authorities are investigating a bank robbery yesterday at the US Bank branch in Alpine.
AroundTheCapitol.com 2008
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"The Victorian government really needs to make up its mind whether or not it wants to keep the words National Park in the name Alpine National Park," he said.
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"The Victorian government really needs to make up its mind whether or not it wants to keep the words National Park in the name Alpine National Park," he said.
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Or a heavyset, thick-coated wolf, strong enough to carry a cask of brandy, that thrives in Alpine passes and might be named after one of them, the St. Bernard?
The Wonder That Is Dog, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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We're the second-winningest nation in Alpine snowboarding.
Challenging conditions, lack of support test boarders at PGS 2010
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I think Alpine is extremely underated and is a great bow they make higher end models but I realy like mine.
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