Definition of alp
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:a high rugged mountain
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:something suggesting an alp in height, size, or ruggedness
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an adventurer who has scaled alps, explored ocean depths, and flown into the stratosphere
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ALPS is part of the company’s financial services segment.
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Instead he was spotted in the Swiss alps, drinking beer on the ski slopes with friends after partying into the early hours the night before at a club in the posh ski resort town of Verbier, the Daily Mail reported.
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Origin and Etymology of alp
back-formation from Alps, mountain system of Europe
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