1
: a plant native to alpine or boreal regions that is often grown for ornament
2
capitalized
: a person possessing Alpine physical characteristics
1
often not capitalized
: of, relating to, or resembling the Alps or any mountains
2
often not capitalized
: of, relating to, or growing in the biogeographic zone including the elevated slopes above timberline
3
: of or relating to a group or physical type characterized by a broad head, stockiness, medium height, and brown hair or eyes
4
: of or relating to competitive ski events consisting of slalom and downhill racing compare nordic
Examples of alpine in a Sentence
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Jamie Carter, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2024
Plastic has been found everywhere scientists have looked: From the deepest ocean trenches to the highest alpine peaks.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Climate change could force the alpine chough to new heights in the coming years.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2024
Long walks through the valley, skinny dips in the clear waters of the alpine lakes, visits to interesting museums and art galleries kept me very busy.
—Gianluca Longo, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2024
No one else had beached their boat and swam toward me as alpine runoff deadened their limbs.
—Maggie Slepian, Longreads, 2 Apr. 2024
In a municipal building in the heart of the alpine city of Bolzano, Stefano Baldo clocked out of work early for his breastfeeding break.
—Gaia Pianigiani, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Programming Beaver Creek's Ski & Snowboard School offers a full menu of lesson options: group, private, first-time, advanced, adaptive, cross-country, telemark, alpine touring, and more.
—Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 13 Feb. 2024
The alpine village, just a 1.5-hour drive from Salzburg, is famous for its leisure activities: skiing and snowboarding in the winter; swimming, biking, and hiking in the summer; and riding the vintage Pinzgauer Lokalbahn train past majestic mountains in any season.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2024
Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 22 Nov. 2020
Noun
Even closer to the centerline is the authentic alpine village ski resort of Mont Sutton (3 minutes 29 seconds at 15:36 EDT).
—Jamie Carter, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2024
Plastic has been found everywhere scientists have looked: From the deepest ocean trenches to the highest alpine peaks.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Climate change could force the alpine chough to new heights in the coming years.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2024
Long walks through the valley, skinny dips in the clear waters of the alpine lakes, visits to interesting museums and art galleries kept me very busy.
—Gianluca Longo, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2024
No one else had beached their boat and swam toward me as alpine runoff deadened their limbs.
—Maggie Slepian, Longreads, 2 Apr. 2024
In a municipal building in the heart of the alpine city of Bolzano, Stefano Baldo clocked out of work early for his breastfeeding break.
—Gaia Pianigiani, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Programming Beaver Creek's Ski & Snowboard School offers a full menu of lesson options: group, private, first-time, advanced, adaptive, cross-country, telemark, alpine touring, and more.
—Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 13 Feb. 2024
The alpine village, just a 1.5-hour drive from Salzburg, is famous for its leisure activities: skiing and snowboarding in the winter; swimming, biking, and hiking in the summer; and riding the vintage Pinzgauer Lokalbahn train past majestic mountains in any season.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2024
Adjective
Or so the folks in the frosty, Alpine regions of Europe will tell you.
—Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 22 Nov. 2020
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alpine
adjective
al·pine
ˈal-ˌpīn 
often capitalized
1
a
: of, relating to, or resembling mountains and especially the Alps
b
: of, relating to, or growing on upland slopes above the highest elevation where trees grow
2
capitalized
: of or relating to competitive ski events consisting of slalom and downhill racing
Geographical Definition
Alpine
geographical name
Al·pine
ˈal-ˌpīn
city in a mountainous region of western Texas population 5905
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