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Alps

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Noun

1. alps, the alps

a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Alps

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plural noun
1. 
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)
2. 
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

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mountain system in SC Europe extending from S France through Switzerland, Italy, SW Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina into Serbia and Montenegro: highest peak, Mont Blanc

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Alps

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A mountain system of south-central Europe, about 800 km (500 mi) long and 160 km (100 mi) wide, curving in an arc from the Riviera on the Mediterranean Sea through northern Italy and southeast France, Switzerland, southern Germany, and Austria and into the northwest part of the Balkan Peninsula. The highest peak is Mont Blanc, 4,808 m (15,774 ft), on the French-Italian border.

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