alp

[ alp ]
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noun
  1. a high mountain.

Origin of alp

1
First recorded in 1635–1645; back formation from Alps

Other definitions for A.L.P. (2 of 2)

A.L.P.

abbreviation
  1. American Labor Party.

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British Dictionary definitions for alp (1 of 2)

alp

/ (ælp) /


noun
  1. (in the European Alps) an area of pasture above the valley bottom but below the mountain peaks

  2. a high mountain

Origin of alp

1
C14: back formation from Alps, from French Alpes (pl), from Latin Alpēs, from Greek Alpeis

British Dictionary definitions for ALP (2 of 2)

ALP

abbreviation for
  1. Australian Labor Party

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