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alpine

/ˈæl.paɪn/adjective2 syllables

Alpine means: living or growing above the timber line.

Synonyms for alpine3

adjective, as in living or growing above the timber line

upland, highland

also used for alpine

montane

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does alpine mean?3

adjective

1

living or growing above the timber line“alpine flowers”

2

relating to the Alps and their inhabitants“Alpine countries, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Germany”

3

relating to or characteristic of alps“alpine sports”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Alpine in a sentence

  • For cross-country skiing, one uses narrower and longer skis than for alpine skiing.karloelkebekio
  • There's a small mountain tarn, surrounded by alpine meadows.WarsawWill
  • He stood dazedly watching the beauty of the Alpine dawn.unknown
  • The Alpine landscape left an indelible impression on me.AlanF_US
  • Examples of animals common to alpine tundra environments include mountain goats, pikas, chinchillas, yaks, and marmots.Vanilla
  • I like Alpine skiing better than Nordic skiing.CK
  • He lives in a small Alpine village in Austria.piterkeo
  • Alpine tundra is a biome or natural region at high elevation which does not contain trees.Vanilla

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