alpine
adjective
1. relating to or characteristic of alps
- alpine sports
2. relating to the Alps and their inhabitants
- Alpine countries, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Germany
3. living or growing above the timber line
- alpine flowers
Similar word(s): highland, upland
Sentences with alpine as an adjective:
- alpine snows
noun
1. Any of several plants, native to mountain habitats, often grown in a rock garden