Alps

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”).

• IPA^(key): /ælps/

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• Rhymes: -ælps
• Homophone: alps

Alps pl (plural only)

1. (usually with "the") A mountain range in Western Europe, running from France to Slovenia, the highest peak of which is Mont Blanc, at 4808 metres.

• Alpine

• → Hindi: ऐल्प्स (ailps)
• → Japanese: アルプス (Arupusu)
• → Urdu: الپس (alps)

• salp, ASPL, APLS, Plas, slap, PALs, pals, Pals, PLAs, laps, PALS, LPAs, SPLA, APLs

Alps m pl (plural only)

1. Alps (a mountain range in Western Europe)

• alpí

Alps m

1. genitive singular of Alp

• IPA^(key): /ˈalps/

Alps m pl

1. Alternative form of Aups