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alp

Pronunciation: /ælp/

The English word “alp” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A very high mountain. Specifically, one of the Alps, the highest chain of mountains in Europe.
  2. An alpine meadow.

Etymology

Late Middle English, back-formation from alps pl, via French from Latin Alpes (“high mountains, especially those of Switzerland”). Compare Old Saxon elbon (“Alps”), Old High German Alpūn (“Alps”); Old High German alba (“alp, mountain”)).

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