Alpine means existing in or relating to mountains, especially the ones in Switzerland.
...grassy, alpine meadows.
...picturesque alpine villages.
Synonyms: mountainous, high, towering, soaring More Synonyms of alpine
2. countable noun
Alpines are small flowering plants that grow high up on mountains and are sometimes grown in gardens. There are many different types of alpines.
alpine in British English
(ˈælpaɪn)
adjective
1.
of or relating to high mountains
2.
(of plants) growing on mountains, esp above the limit for tree growth
3.
connected with or used in mountaineering in medium-sized glaciated mountain areas such as the Alps
4. skiing
of or relating to racing events on steep prepared slopes, such as the slalom and downhill
Compare nordic
noun
5.
a plant that is native or suited to alpine conditions
Alpine in British English
(ˈælpaɪn)
adjective
1.
of or relating to the Alps or their inhabitants
2. geology
a.
of or relating to an episode of mountain building in the Tertiary period during which the Alps were formed
b.
of or relating to a high mountainous environment heavily modified by glacial erosion
Alpine in American English
(ˈælˌpaɪn; ˈælpɪn)
adjective
1.
of the Alps or the peoples living in the region of the Alps
2. [a-]
a.
of or like high mountains
b.
growing in high altitudes above the timberline
3. [sometimesa-]
designating or having to do with downhill or slalom skiing
see also Nordic
4.
designating or of a physical type of the Caucasoid peoples exemplified by the broad-headed, brown-haired, medium-statured people of the Alps
see also Mediterranean1, Nordic
Word origin
L alpinus < Alpes, the Alps
Examples of 'alpine' in a sentence
alpine
If you go alpine skiing your boots lock you into position and you can't move.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The alpine skiing programme has been badly hit.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
There is not much traffic compared with some alpine resorts.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He made extra income by collecting alpine plants, something he liked very much.
Clerk, Jayana & Siegel, Ruth Modern Literatures of the Non-Western World: Where the Waters Are Born (1995)
The Summit is based on an alpine luxury ski chalet.
The Sun (2015)
Lush alpine meadows combine with soaring peaks, splashed with the saffron colours of swaths of birch trees.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
One of my big interests is alpine plants, so I make a point of going up mountains all around the world to see them.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The first is how stunning it is, the second that it is classic alpine scenery, albeit in another continent and with quite a lot of added extras.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
alpine
British English: alpine ADJECTIVE
Alpine means existing in or relating to mountains, especially the ones in Switzerland.
...grassy, alpine meadows.
American English: alpine
Brazilian Portuguese: alpino
Chinese: > 高山的尤指瑞士境内的
European Spanish: alpino
French: alpin
German: alpin
Italian: alpino
Japanese: アルプスの
Korean: 높은 산의
European Portuguese: alpino
Latin American Spanish: alpino
All related terms of 'alpine'
alpine chough
a bird of the crow family, Pyrrocorax graculus , found in the highest mountain regions of S Europe and central Asia , with a yellow bill , black plumage , and red legs
alpine-style
of or in an ascent (esp in high mountains like the Himalayas) in which the climbers carry all their equipment with them in a single ascent from base to summit
Alpine Valley
→ the Alpine Valley
alpine accentor
a small bird of the sparrow family, Prunella collaris , found esp in mountain regions of S Europe and Asia
alpine glacier
a glacier that descends from a high valley
alpine bearberry
a related species, A. alpina of European mountains , having black berries
the Alpine Valley
a straight fracture on the moon that cuts the Alps in two