Alps
Americanplural noun
plural noun
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a mountain range in S central Europe, extending over 1000 km (650 miles) from the Mediterranean coast of France and NW Italy through Switzerland, N Italy, and Austria to Slovenia. Highest peak: Mont Blanc, 4807 m (15 771 ft)
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a range of mountains in the NW quadrant of the moon, which is cut in two by a straight fracture, the Alpine Valley
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The Alps provide scenic beauty and the location for an abundance of winter sports, making them a popular tourist destination.
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Barbara Stanwyck plays a celebrated concert pianist being treated for tuberculosis in an elite Swiss Alps sanitarium.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Some mountains in the Alps see thousands of climbers on their summits each day, he added.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
"You imagine mountains, the Alps or something like that, and contrasts so strongly with the architecture of Paris, that it's just very surprising."
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
He talks about a trip he took one summer to the French Alps doing research with artisan cheese makers.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
Except for a few items picked up at an army PX, the clothes I still possessed had been chosen for a subsequent visit to the Italian Alps.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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