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Definition of alpine noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

alpine

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/ˈælpaɪn/

/ˈælpaɪn/

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any plant that grows best on mountains
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin Alpinus, from Alpes ‘Alps’.

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