THE ALPS

Pronunciation (US):

• THE ALPS (noun)
  The noun THE ALPS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: THE ALPS used as a noun is very rare.

• THE ALPS (noun)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

Alps; the Alps

Instance hypernyms:

chain; chain of mountains; mountain chain; mountain range; range; range of mountains (a series of hills or mountains)

Meronyms (parts of "the Alps"):

Dolomite Alps (an eastern range of the Alps in northeastern Italy famous for their dolomitic limestone)

Matterhorn (a mountain in the Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy (14,780 feet high); noted for its distinctive shape)

Mont Blanc; Monte Bianco (the highest mountain peak in the Alps; on the border between France and Italy south of Geneva (15,781 feet high))

Weisshorn (a mountain in the Alps in Switzerland (14,804 feet high))

Holonyms ("the Alps" is a part of...):

Italia; Italian Republic; Italy (a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD)

Austria; Oesterreich; Republic of Austria (a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century)

France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)

Schweiz; Suisse; Svizzera; Swiss Confederation; Switzerland (a landlocked federal republic in central Europe)