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# alp

noun (an alp, alps; the Alps — a name)

«alp» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (the Alps, a name) The great range of high mountains in Europe, across France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria and others. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alp/#m1)
2. A high mountain, especially a snowy one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alp/#m2)
3. In Switzerland, a high mountain meadow where cows graze in summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alp/#m3)

### In the lessons

Geography: the Alps include Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn; skiing, glaciers and mountain farming. History: Hannibal crossed the Alps with elephants. In stories it adds a sense of great height.

### Examples

- We went skiing in the Alps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alp/#x1)
- Mont Blanc is the highest peak in the Alps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alp/#x2)
- Hannibal crossed the Alps with elephants. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alp/#x3)
- Cows graze on the alp in summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alp/#x4)
- Snow lay on the alps all year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alp/#x5)
- Heidi lived with her grandfather in the Alps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alp/#x6)

### Note

Capital A for the mountain range: the Alps. Adjective: Alpine (alpine flowers). The Southern Alps are in New Zealand; the Australian Alps in Australia.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «alp» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alp/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«alp» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/alp.html) on Mova free.