alpine

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With the Red Army and the Allies closing in on Berlin at the end of World War II, Hermann Goering, second only to Adolf Hitler in the Nazi regime, loaded thousands of paintings on private trains headed for the alpine isolation of Berchtesgaden on the Austrian border in a futile attempt to hide his looted treasures.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Alps or their inhabitants.
  2. adjective Of or relating to high mountains.
  3. adjective Biology Living or growing on mountains above the timberline: alpine plants.
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  • It's also the name of the sheep ranch Mr. Butler owned in the alpine area of New Zealand. —  F ;SF; - vol 097 issue 03 - September 1999
  • The way to stay alive in the alpine is to avoid avalanches completely. —  CANOE Travel Features
  • Beyond being a mandatory step for those in avalanche terrain-alpine ski guides, ski hill professionals, Parks public safety workers and those involved in resource extraction-it's just the beginning of an elaborate, years-long, mentorship-styled professional avalanche training developed by the CAA. —  CANOE Travel Features
  • Search 1000 plus real estate listings for star valley, alpine, Etna, thane, Jackson hole Wyoming and surrounding areas of northwest Wyoming and eastern Idaho. —  billingsgazette.com
  • The three sports categorized as alpine, skiing and snowboarding events are: alpine, freestyle and snowboarding. —  KSL / U.S. / National
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  1. Middle English, from Latin Alpīnus, from Alpēs, the Alps.

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  1. = French alpin, from Latin alpinus, from alpes: see alp.
 

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