Alps
See also: alps
English
Relief map of the Alps
Aerial view of the Pennine Alps
Etymology
Late Middle English, from earlier 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”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ælps/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ælps
- Homophone: alps
Proper noun
Alps pl (plural only)
- (usually with "the") A mountain range in Western Europe, running from France to Slovenia, the highest peak of which is Mont Blanc, at 4808 metres.
Derived terms
- Albanian Alps
- Allgäu Alps
- Australian Alps
- Berchtesgaden Alps
- Bergamo Alps
- Bernese Alps
- Carnic Alps
- Cottian Alps
- Dinaric Alps
- French Alps
- Fynske 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
- Princess Caroline Mathilde Alps
- Princess Elizabeth Alps
- Rhaetian Alps
- Samnaun Alps
- Southern Alps
- Southern Limestone Alps
- Stauning Alps
- Stubai Alps
- Transylvanian Alps
- Trinity Alps
- Tux Alps
- Verwall Alps
- Victorian Alps
- Western Alps
- Zillertal Alps
Related terms
Descendants
- → Hindi: ऐल्प्स (ailps)
- → Japanese: アルプス (Arupusu)
- → Urdu: الپس (alps)
Translations
a mountain range in Western Europe
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