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Alpine en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈæl.paɪn/
  • /ˈæl.pɪn/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From French alpin, equivalent to Alps + -ine, see also alpine.

Meanings

  1. Of, relating to, or inhabiting the Alps, a mountain range in Western and Central Europe.
    • Some vague emotion of delight / In gazing up an Alpine height, / Some yearning toward the lamps of night. 1833–1834 (date written), Alfred Tennyson, “The Two Voices”, in Poems. […], volume II, London: Edward Moxon, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 140:
    • The normally sleepy Alpine republic has just experienced the worst three weeks in its post-war history after the election of a coalition of the Freedom party and the conservative People¹s^([sic – meaning People's]) party under the leadership of Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel. 2000 February 29, Kate Connolly, “No way out”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 25 Mar 2023:

Forms

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Deriveds

Alpine ibex · Alpine Dachsbracke · transalpine · cisalpine · perialpine · Alpine chamois · Transalpine · Alpine Ridge · Glen Alpine · subalpine · Alpine goat

Hypernyms

montane · alpine

Relateds

alpine

Synonyms

Alpian

Translations (29)

sh alpski (relating to the Alps) · pt alpino (relating to the Alps) · ast alpín (relating to the Alps) · pl alpejski (relating to the Alps) · ru альпи́йский (relating to the Alps) · ga Alpach (relating to the Alps) · sv alpin (relating to the Alps) · nl Alpijns (relating to the Alps) · es alpino (relating to the Alps) · it alpino (relating to the Alps) · hy ալպյան (relating to the Alps) · pt alpestre (relating to the Alps) · la Alpīnus (relating to the Alps) · bg алпийски (relating to the Alps) · uk альпі́йський (relating to the Alps) · fr alpin (relating to the Alps) · it alpestre (relating to the Alps) · el αλπικός (relating to the Alps) · be альпі́йскі (relating to the Alps) · hu alpesi (relating to the Alps) · sh alpinski (relating to the Alps) · gl alpino (relating to the Alps) · de alpin (relating to the Alps) · nl alpien (relating to the Alps) · fi alppi- (relating to the Alps) · cs alpský (relating to the Alps) · ca alpí (relating to the Alps) · cy Alpaidd (relating to the Alps) · fur alpin (relating to the Alps)

Alpine en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈæl.paɪn/
  • /ˈæl.pɪn/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From French alpin, equivalent to Alps + -ine, see also alpine.

Meanings

  1. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Alabama.
  2. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Talladega County, Alabama.
  3. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community and former census-designated place in North Slope Borough, Alaska. It has no permanent residents but around 250 commuter residents, who work on a two-week-on, two-week-off schedule.
  4. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona.
  5. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in San Diego County, California.
  6. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California.
  7. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California.
  8. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Chattooga County, Georgia.
  9. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Columbia Township, Fayette County, Indiana.
  10. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Union County, Mississippi.
  11. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A borough in New Jersey.
  12. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A rural unincorporated community and census-designated place in Benton County, Oregon.
  13. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Overton County, Tennessee, United States.
  14. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Brewster County, Texas, United States.
  15. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Utah County, Utah, United States.
  16. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States.
  17. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A ghost town in Skagit County, Washington, United States.
  18. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States.
  19. A locality in the Wingecarribee council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  20. A local government area in north-east Victoria, Australia; in full, Alpine Shire.