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Adjective: alpine  'al,pIn
  1. (biology) living or growing above the timber line
    "alpine flowers"
     
  2. Relating to or characteristic of alps
    "alpine sports"
Noun: alpine  'al,pIn
  1. An alpine plant
Adjective: Alpine  'al,pIn
  1. Relating to the Alps and their inhabitants
    "Alpine countries, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Germany"

Derived forms: alpines

See also: highland, upland

Encyclopedia: Alpine, Oregon