Alpine

Of, relating to, or inhabiting the Alps, a mountain range in Western and Central Europe.

Adjective

  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,...

    Synonyms: Alpian

    Hypernyms: alpine montane

    Related: alpine

Origin

From French alpin, see also alpine.

Forms

more Alpine most Alpine

Derived

Alpine Dachsbracke Alpine goat Alpine ibex Alpine republic Alpine Ridge cisalpine Glen Alpine perialpine subalpine Transalpine transalpine

Proper noun

  1. A number of places in the United States:

    1. An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Alabama.

    2. An unincorporated community in Talladega County, Alabama.

    3. 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. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona.

    5. A census-designated place in San Diego County, California.

    6. An unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California.

    7. An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California.

    8. An unincorporated community in Chattooga County, Georgia.

    9. An unincorporated community in Columbia Township, Fayette County, Indiana.

    10. An unincorporated community in Union County, Mississippi.

    11. A borough in New Jersey.

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

    13. An unincorporated community in Overton County, Tennessee, United States.

    14. A city, the county seat of Brewster County, Texas, United States.

    15. A city in Utah County, Utah, United States.

    16. An unincorporated community in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States.

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

    18. A town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States.

  2. A locality in the Wingecarribee council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A local government area in north-east Victoria, Australia; in full, Alpine Shire.