What does alpine mean?
Definitions for alpine
ˈæl paɪn, -pɪnalpine
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Princeton's WordNet
alpineadjective
relating to or characteristic of alps
"alpine sports"
Alpineadjective
relating to the Alps and their inhabitants
"Alpine countries, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Germany"
alpineadjective
living or growing above the timber line
"alpine flowers"
Wiktionary
alpinenoun
Any of several plants, native to mountain habitats, often grown in a rock garden
alpineadjective
; of or relating to slalom and downhill skiing. (Compare Nordic.)
Alpineadjective
Relating to the Alps, a mountain range in Western Europe.
Etymology: From alpinus, from Alpes. Cognates include alpin.
ChatGPT
alpine
Alpine generally refers to anything related to high mountains, specifically those like the Alps in Europe. This can pertain to plants, animals, climates, sports, activities or any phenomena found in such mountainous regions. It is often used to describe conditions that exist at high elevations above the tree line.
Webster Dictionary
Alpineadjective
of or pertaining to the Alps, or to any lofty mountain; as, Alpine snows; Alpine plants
Alpineadjective
like the Alps; lofty
Etymology: [L. Alpinus, fr. Alpes the Alps: cf. F. Alpin.]
Wikidata
Alpine
Alpine was a French manufacturer of racing and sports cars that used rear-mounted Renault engines. Jean Rédélé, the founder of Alpine, was originally a Dieppe garage proprietor, who began to achieve considerable competition success in one of the few French cars produced just after the Second World War. The company was bought in 1978 by Renault.
Rap Dictionary
alpinenoun
Make of car stereo from a Japan-based company (). From the name of the manufacturers of the top in-car speaker systems. "Sit back and let the Alpine blast" -- Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince (Summertime). "Then I let the alpine play/ I was pumpin' new shit by NWA" -- Eazy-E and NWA (Boyz-N-The Hood)
Editors Contribution
alpine
Existing on or related to a mountain.
There are various varieties of Alpine plants, chalets, ski slopes and an Alpine climate.
Submitted by MaryC on June 11, 2015
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
ALPINE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Alpine is ranked #133048 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Alpine surname appeared 127 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Alpine.
81.8% or 104 total occurrences were White.
7% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
5.5% or 7 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
4.7% or 6 total occurrences were Black.
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Nepali
pineal
penial
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of alpine in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of alpine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of alpine in a Sentence
The shades of night were falling fast,As though an Alpine village passedA youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice,A banner with the strange device,ExcelsiorHis brow was sad his eye beneath,Flashed like a falchion from its sheath,And like a silver clarion rungThe accents of that unknown tongue,Excelsior
This is a big deal for me because I had this one glacier I could hold on to, but not anymore. This makes the score climate change:250 and alpine glaciers: 0.
At 0800 hrs GMT, a number of craft approached the Alpine Eternity firing warning shots and the master was ordered by VHF to stop, the master ignored the order and broke away from his passage and headed into UAE waters at the same time requesting assistance. At the point when the order was ignored and when the vessel changed course it was directly fired upon.
A good testimony to the fitness levels of alpine ski racers is that over history guys like Bode Miller have won the Superstars contest against greats in NBA and NFL and the Olympics and other sports.
The avalanche happened on the northern side of the Dachstein, just under the entry point Rankluft, we mobilized all our staff, but unfortunately there was no happy ending. An avalanche in the Dachstein region of the Austrian Alps killed at least five hikers, authorities said. A separate avalanche hit the southern Carinthia region around noon, killing a 33-year-old police officer when a large piece of frozen snow struck him during an Alpine training exercise. The officer suffered such serious injuries that he died at the scene of the accident, Austrias Interior Ministry said in a statement.
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