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alp^¹

/ælp/

Where it comes from

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”)).

noun alps

A very high mountain. Specifically, one of the Alps, the highest chain of mountains in Europe. Nor breath of Vernal Air from ſnowy Alp.
An alpine meadow. At the alp of Khyarkuti, a wide flat at the junction of several glens[…]

ALP^²

proper noun

Australia, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Australian Labor Party

noun ALPs

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of alkaline phosphatase
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of arm's length principle
abbreviation, initialism, particle Initialism of axion-like particle

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: the alps, pla, pal, nourishment, arslan, eisenhut, plas, height, altitude, altaltissimo, alto, high point, summit, high, massif, peak

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noun very high mountain

Português	alpe
Deutsch	Alm

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@misc{alp_2026,
  title = {alp},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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