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) 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
(alps),USA pronunciation n. (used with a pl. v.)
- Place Namesa mountain range in S Europe, extending from France through Switzerland and Italy into Austria, Slovenia, and Croatia. Highest peak, Mont Blanc, 15,781 ft. (4810 m).
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'Alps' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Alpine ibex
- Annecy
- Aoraki/Mount Cook
- Australian Alps
- Austria
- Barry Mountains
- Basses-Alpes
- Bavaria
- Berchtesgaden
- Bern
- Bernard
- Bernese Alps
- Bernina
- Bernina Pass
- Brenner Pass
- Carnic Alps
- Cenis
- Chambéry
- Chamonix
- Cisalpine Gaul
- Clutha
- Cottian Alps
- Dinaric Alps
- Dolomites
- Drava
- Eiger
- Etna
- Europe
- Finsteraarhorn
- Friuli
- Gaul
- Germany
- Graian Alps
- Gran Paradiso
- Great Dividing Range
- Great St Bernard Pass
- Günz
- Hannibal
- Isonzo
- Isère
- Italy
- Julian Alps
- Jungfrau
- Kosciuszko
- Lepontine Alps
- Little St Bernard Pass
- Lombardy
- Maritime Alps
- Matterhorn
- Mont Blanc