subalpine

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adjective

At the foot of the Alps

Similar
alpestrineuplandhighland
OriginEnglish Alpine ← Latin sub- ← Proto-Italic *supo →
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Meanings

adjectivesubalpine (comparative more subalpine, superlative most subalpine)

comparative more subalpine · superlative most subalpine

  1. At the foot of the Alps
  2. At or just below the tree-line

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivegrowing at high altitudes

Similar
alpestrineuplandhighland
Also see
alpestrinehighlandupland

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. EnglishAlpine
  7. Englishsubalpine

From sub- + Alpine.

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Translations

Catalan subalpí
  • subalpíat the foot of the Alps
Dutch subalpien
  • subalpienat the foot of the Alps
Estonian subalpiinne
  • subalpiinneat the foot of the Alps
French subalpin
  • subalpinat the foot of the Alps
German subalpin
  • subalpinat the foot of the Alps
Irish fo-alpach
  • fo-alpachat the foot of the Alps
Italian subalpino
  • subalpinoat the foot of the Alps
Latin subalpīnus
  • subalpīnusat the foot of the Alps
Polish podalpejski
  • podalpejskiat the foot of the Alps
Romanian subalpin
  • subalpinat the foot of the Alps
Spanish subalpino
  • subalpinoat the foot of the Alps
Cite this entry
APA

subalpine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subalpine

MLA

“subalpine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subalpine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subalpine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subalpine.

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