Word: Alpine
How to pronounce: ˈælpaɪn
Adjective
Definitions:
1. Relating to high mountains.
Example sentences: "Alpine and subalpine habitats"
Noun
Definitions:
1. A plant native to mountain districts, often suitable for growing in rock gardens.
Example sentences: "A collection of alpines and dwarf bulbs"
2. A North American butterfly which has brownish-black wings with orange-red markings.
Example sentences: "An increasing amount of forests along ridgetops in the front ranges of the Canadian Rocky Mountains is reducing the ability of some alpine butterflies to disperse among patches of suitable habitat."
Synonyms:
mountain
highland
mountainous
montane
Derivations:
alpinism
alpinist
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Spanish: Alpino
German: Alpin
French: Alpin
Italian: Alpino
Turkish: Alp
