Meanings
alps1
noun
- pluralplural of alp
Alps2
proper nounthe Alps pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyA mountain range in Western Europe, running from France to Slovenia, the highest peak of which is Mont Blanc, at 4808 metres.
ALPs3
noun
- pluralplural of ALP
Origin
- LatinAlpēs
- Middle FrenchAlpes
- Middle EnglishAlpes
- EnglishAlps
From Middle English Alpes, from Old English Alpis, ultimately from Latin Alpēs; in later use partly via French. Compare German Alpen (“alps”, plurale tantum), German Alp (“mountainous pasture”).
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Afrikaans Alpe
- Alpea mountain range in Western Europe
Arabic جِبَال اَلْأَلْب
- جِبَال اَلْأَلْب (jibāl al-ʔalb)a mountain range in Western Europe
Bulgarian А́лпи
- А́лпи (Álpi)a mountain range in Western Europe
Catalan Alps
- Alpsa mountain range in Western Europe
Chinese Mandarin 阿爾卑斯山 /阿尔卑斯山
- 阿爾卑斯山 /阿尔卑斯山 (Ā'ěrbēisī shān)a mountain range in Western Europe
Czech Alpy
- Alpya mountain range in Western Europe
Danish Alperne, Alper
- Alpernea mountain range in Western Europe
- Alpera mountain range in Western Europe
Dutch Alpen
- Alpena mountain range in Western Europe
Esperanto Alpoj
- Alpoja mountain range in Western Europe
Estonian Alpid
- Alpida mountain range in Western Europe
Finnish Alpit
- Alpita mountain range in Western Europe
French Alpes
- Alpesa mountain range in Western Europe
German Alpen
- Alpena mountain range in Western Europe
Greek Άλπεις
- Άλπεις (Álpeis)a mountain range in Western Europe
Hebrew הָרֵי הָאַלְפִּים
- הָרֵי הָאַלְפִּיםa mountain range in Western Europe
Hindi ऐल्प्स
- ऐल्प्स (ailps)a mountain range in Western Europe
Hungarian Alpok
- Alpoka mountain range in Western Europe
Icelandic Alpafjöll, Alparnir
- Alpafjölla mountain range in Western Europe
- Alparnira mountain range in Western Europe
Indonesian Alpen
- Alpena mountain range in Western Europe
Irish na hAlpa
- na hAlpaa mountain range in Western Europe
Italian Alpi
- Alpia mountain range in Western Europe
Japanese アルプス
- アルプス (Arupusu)a mountain range in Western Europe
Korean 알프스
- 알프스 (Alpeuseu)a mountain range in Western Europe
Latin Alpes
- Alpesa mountain range in Western Europe
Malay Alp
- Alpa mountain range in Western Europe
Norwegian Bokmål Alpene
- Alpenea mountain range in Western Europe
Persian آلپ
- آلپ (âlp)a mountain range in Western Europe
Polish Alpy
- Alpya mountain range in Western Europe
Portuguese Alpes
- Alpesa mountain range in Western Europe
Romanian Alpi
- Alpia mountain range in Western Europe
Russian А́льпы
- А́льпы (Álʹpy)a mountain range in Western Europe
Slovak Alpy
- Alpya mountain range in Western Europe
Spanish Alpes
- Alpesa mountain range in Western Europe
Swedish Alperna
- Alpernaa mountain range in Western Europe
Turkish Alpler, Alp Dağları
- Alplera mountain range in Western Europe
- Alp Dağlarıa mountain range in Western Europe
Ukrainian А́льпи
- А́льпи (Álʹpy)a mountain range in Western Europe
Welsh yr Alpau
- yr Alpaua mountain range in Western Europe
Yiddish אַלפּן, אַלפּן־בערג
- אַלפּן (alpn)a mountain range in Western Europe
- אַלפּן־בערג (alpn-berg)a mountain range in Western Europe
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APA
alps. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alps
MLA
“alps.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alps. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alps,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alps.
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