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Alps

American  
[alps] / ælps /

plural noun

  1. a mountain range in S Europe, extending from France through Switzerland and Italy into Austria, Slovenia, and Croatia. Highest peak, Mont Blanc, 15,781 feet (4,810 meters).

Alps British  
/ ælps /

plural noun

  1. 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)

  2. 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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Alps Cultural  

  1. Mountain system of south-central Europe.

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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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When scientists focus on the number of individual glaciers that are vanishing, rather than total ice volume, they find that the Alps could reach their highest rate of glacier loss between 2033 and 2041.

From Science Daily

The issue relates to the site in Livigno in the Italian Alps which will host snowboard and freestyle skiing events.

From Barron's

Delpique grew up in a small village in the French Alps.

From The Wall Street Journal

France's first outbreak was in the Alps in June, when an infected herd forced the Tour de France cycle race to cut short one of its stages.

From BBC

You don’t need to go to the Swiss Alps for world-class skiing.

From The Wall Street Journal

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