Alp

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  • noun. A high mountain.
  • noun. A very large mound or mass.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. An old local name for the bullfinch, Pyrrhula vulgaris.
  • noun. A high mountain; specifically, any one of the higher Swiss mountains, and, as a proper name in the plural, the great mountain-ranges in Switzerland and neighboring countries, comprising the loftiest mountains in Europe.
  • noun. In Switzerland, a pasture on the side of a mountain.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A very high mountain. Specifically, in the plural, the highest chain of mountains in Europe, containing the lofty mountains of Switzerland, etc.
  • noun. Fig.: Something lofty, or massive, or very hard to be surmounted.
  • noun. A bullfinch.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A very high mountain. Specifically, one of the Alps, the highest chain of mountains in Europe.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. any high mountain