Alps
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- proper noun
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Alpes
- Ahh, for a picnic in the snowy Alps, in the cloudy forests of Europe...
- Swiss Alps
- French Alps
- cross the Alps
I think it was either football or rugby or skiing trip in the Alps.
- I think it was either football or rugby or skiing trip in the Alps.
- Cool place, good Alps, great Alps, Some of the best Alps, arguably the best Alps.
- They get drunk in the Swiss Alps, and then they come back home and they coordinate.
Examples
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The picturesque villages nestled in the Alps attract tourists from all over the world.
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Episode 2 has her visiting the Italian Alps on a ski vacation.
Academic text (2014) -
Once we cross the Alps, we're safe.
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The city of Geneva is at this end and the Alps are in the distance.
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I went skiing in the Alps.
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The idea behind renting an apartment in the Swiss Alps was to escape Geneva's winter.
Academic text (1996) -
Now I want to imagine you to imagine you are walking through a field in the Alps and there are some cows grazing in the field.
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I went skiing in the Alps last winter, enjoying the stunning views and fresh snow.
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During my vacation, I hiked through the Alps, marveling at the breathtaking landscapes.
Synonyms
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A large mountain range in central Europe popular for skiing and hiking
Compounds
A mountain range in northeastern Italy with tall pale rock peaks popular with hikers
A mountain range in Tyrol, Austria and Italy known for beautiful scenery and skiing
Surface Forms
Morphology
Alps = Alp (transparent) = Alp + s
Regular plural formation from the proper noun 'Alp' using the productive English plural suffix '-s', so the relation to the singular is clear.
Etymology
Alps comes from the Latin Alpes, which in turn comes from an older European word that meant 'high' or 'hill'. The same root is in alpine, so thinking of alp as a 'high mountain' helps you remember that the Alps are tall, snowy mountains.