English Explanatory Dictionary

Alps

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A mountain range in Western Europe, running from France to Slovenia, the highest peak of which is Mont Blanc, at 4808 metres.
noun
  1. plural of alp
noun
  1. plural of ALP

Pronunciation

/ælps/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Alps.wav

Word forms

Alps the Alps

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin Alpēsder. Middle French Alpesbor. Middle English Alpes English Alps From Middle English Alpes, from Old English Alpis, ultimately from Latin Alpēs; in later use partly via French. Compare German Alpen (“alps”, plurale tantum), German Alp (“mountainous pasture”).

Related words

Alpine

Derived words

Albanian Alps Allgäu Alps Australian Alps Berchtesgaden Alps Bergamo Alps Bernese Alps Carnic Alps Cottian Alps Dinaric Alps French Alps Fynske Alps Graian Alps Japanese Alps Jewish Alps Julian Alps Kamnik Alps Kitzbühel Alps Lechtal Alps Lyngen Alps Maritime Alps Norlund Alps Northern Limestone Alps Ortler Alps Ötztal Alps Pennine Alps Prealps Princess Caroline Mathilde Alps Princess Elizabeth Alps Rhaetian Alps Samnaun Alps Southern Alps Southern Limestone Alps Stauning Alps Stubai Alps Swiss Alps Transylvanian Alps Trinity Alps Tux Alps Verwall Alps Victorian Alps Western Alps Yiddish Alps Zillertal Alps
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