Dictionary Definition
alpine adj
1 relating to or characteristic of alps; "alpine
sports"
2 relating to the Alps and their inhabitants;
"Alpine countries, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Germany"
3 living or growing above the timber line;
"alpine flowers"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
IPA: WEAE /ˈæl.paɪn/Adjective
- Of or relating to mountains; as |alpine snows.
- Inhabiting mountains, especially above the timber line; as alpine pasqueflower, alpine marmot.
- Alpine; of or relating to the Alps.
- Tennyson
- Gazing up an Alpine height.
- Tennyson
- Also Alpine; of or relating to slalom and downhill skiing. (Compare Nordic.)
Noun
- Any of several plants, native to mountain habitats, often grown in a rock garden
Italian
Adjective
alpine- Feminine plural form of alpino
Extensive Definition
The term alpine refers to the mountain range of
the Alps.
Alpine may also refer to:
- Alpine region
- Alpine culture
- Alpine skiing
- Alpine climate, the climate above tree line in mountainous areas
- Climate of the Alps, the specific climate in the Alps mountain range
- Alpine, a subdialect of Vivaro-Alpine within the Occitan language
- Alpine Lombard a Western Lombard dialect
- Alpine (cigarette), a Philip Morris brand
- Alpine (goat)
- Alpine Symphony, a tone poem by Richard Strauss
- Alpine plant
- Alpine race
- a type of glacier
- a type of rock garden
- the alpine orogeny (geology)
Canada
United States
Other uses
- Alpine (car), a French manufacturer of cars
- Simca 1307 ("Chrysler Alpine" in the United Kingdom), a compact car
- Sunbeam Alpine, a sports car
- Alpine Electronics, a manufacturer of car audio and navigation systems
- Alpine Lager, a brand of beer
- Alpine program, a peer-to-peer network program
- Alpine (e-mail client), a free software e-mail client
- alpine, the default root password on the iPhone
See also
alpine in Danish: Alpin
alpine in German: Alpine
alpine in Spanish: Alpine
alpine in French: Alpine
alpine in Dutch: Alpine
alpine in Japanese: アルパイン
alpine in Norwegian: Alpine
alpine in Polish: Alpine
alpine in Portuguese: Alpine
(desambiguação)
alpine in Volapük: Alpine