Definition of Alp

1. Noun. Any high mountain.

Generic synonyms: Mount, Mountain

Definition of Alp

1. n. A very high mountain. Specifically, in the plural, the highest chain of mountains in Europe, containing the lofty mountains of Switzerland, etc.

2. n. A bullfinch.

Definition of Alp

1. Initialism. Australian Labor Party ¹

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Alp

1. a high mountain [n -S]

Medical Definition of Alp

1. 1. A very high mountain. Specifically, in the plural, the highest chain of mountains in Europe, containing the lofty mountains of Switzerland, etc. "Nor breath of vernal air from snowy alp." (Milton) "Hills peep o'er hills, and alps on alps arise." (Pope) 2. Something lofty, or massive, or very hard to be surmounted. The plural form Alps is sometimes used as a singular. "The Alps doth spit." Origin: L. Alpes the Alps, said to be of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. Alp a high mountain, Ir. Ailp any huge mass or lump: cf. F. Alpes. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alp

alosa
alosas
alose
alosetron
alosid
alot
alouatta
alouatte
alouattes
alouattinae
aloud
alovudine
alow
alowe
aloxiprin
alp (current term)
alpaca
alpacas
alpeen
alpeens
alpenglow
alpenglows
alpenhorn
alpenhorns
alpenrose
alpenstock
alpenstocks
alpestrine
alpha
alpha(1-6)mannosidase

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