alpine C2 Topic:Mathematics & Measurement US /ˈæl.paɪn/ See IPA manual Freq #21335 Meanings 1 adj living or growing above the timber line Alpine flowers. 2 adj relating to or characteristic of alps Alpine sports. 3 adj relating to the Alps and their inhabitants Alpine countries, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Germany. 4 adj Of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timberline. Alpine snows. Thesaurus Synonyms 4 adj · of, relating to, or... montane Word family Derived forms afroalpinealpinelyalpinesquealpinismalpinistcalpinepara-alpinesemialpine Etymology From Latin Alpīnus, from Alpēs (“the Alps”). Cognates include French alpin. Topics Mathematics & Measurement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # alpine **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈæl.paɪn/ **Frequency rank:** 21335 ## Meanings 1. living or growing above the timber line 2. relating to or characteristic of alps 3. relating to the Alps and their inhabitants 4. Of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timberline. ## Examples - Alpine flowers. - Alpine sports. - Alpine countries, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Germany. - Alpine snows. ## Derived Forms - afroalpine - alpinely - alpinesque - alpinism - alpinist - calpine - para-alpine - semialpine ## Etymology From Latin Alpīnus, from Alpēs (“the Alps”). Cognates include French alpin. ## Topics - Mathematics & Measurement markdown