alpine

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective relating to or characteristic of alps
  2. adjective relating to the Alps and their inhabitants
  3. adjective living or growing above the timber line

Etymology

From Latin Alpīnus, from Alpēs (“the Alps”). Cognates include French alpin.

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