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English word origin

Etymology of Alpine

From French alpin, equivalent to Alps + -ine, see also alpine.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Alabama. · An unincorporated community in Talladega County, Alabama. · An unincorporated community and former census-designated place in North Slope Borough, Alaska. It has no permanent residents but around 250 commuter residents, who work on a two-week-on, two-week-off schedule. · An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona.

adj

Of, relating to, or inhabiting the Alps, a mountain range in Western and Central Europe.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From French alpin, equivalent to Alps + -ine, see also alpine.

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  • Derivation mentionalpinfr
  • Word-formation componentAlpsen
  • Word-formation component-ineen

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