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alp

We found 7 definitions of alp from 5 different sources.

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What does alp mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: alps

alp - any high mountain
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  • alp (Noun)
    A very high mountain. Specifically, one of the Alps, the highest chain of mountains in Europe.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • alp (n.)
    A very high mountain. Specifically, in the plural, the highest chain of mountains in Europe, containing the lofty mountains of Switzerland, etc.
  • alp (n.)
    Fig.: Something lofty, or massive, or very hard to be surmounted.
  • alp (n.)
    A bullfinch.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • alp
    alp, n. a high mountain:—pl. Alps, specially applied to the lofty ranges of Switzerland.—adjs. Alp′en; Alpine (alp′in, or alp′īn), pertaining to the Alps, or to any lofty mountains: very high.—ns. Al′pinist, Alpes′trian, one devoted to Alpine climbing. [L.; of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. alp, a mountain; allied to L. albus, white (with snow).]

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  • alp, noun, singular of alps.

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