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alpine

adjective · noun

Simple meaning

Of, about, or inhabiting mountains.

Pronunciation

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alpyn

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈælpaɪn

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Definition

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adjective

  1. Of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timberline.

  2. skiing

    Of or relating to slalom and downhill skiing.

  3. Relating to the Alps and their inhabitants

    “Alpine countries, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Germany.”

noun

  1. botany

    Any of several plants, native to mountain habitats, often grown in rock gardens.

  2. A number of places in the United States

  3. A local government area in north-east Victoria, Australia; in full, Alpine Shire.

  4. A rural unincorporated community and census-designated place in Benton County, Oregon.

  5. A ghost town in Skagit County, Washington, United States.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

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Aura for this meaning

This meaning: Of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timberline.

Used this way, alpine is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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  • “Alpine countries, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Germany.”adjective

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Compound terms

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  • alpine bearberrynounCompound term

    Deciduous creeping shrub bright red in autumn having black or blue-black berries.

  • alpine besseyanounCompound term

    Small pale plant with dense spikes of pale bluish-violet flowers.

  • alpine celery pinenounCompound term

    Small shrubby celery pine of New Zealand.

  • alpine clovernounCompound term

    European mountain clover with fragrant usually pink flowers.

  • alpine clubmossnounCompound term

    A variety of club moss.

  • alpine coltsfootnounCompound term

    Rhizomatous herb with purple-red flowers suitable for groundcover.

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