"Alps" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ælps/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Alps.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ælps Etymology: Late Middle English, from earlier Alpes, from Old English Alpis, ultimately from Latin Alpēs; in later use partly via French. Compare German Alpen (“alps”, plurale tantum), German Alp (“mountainous pasture”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{m|enm|Alpes}} Alpes, {{inh|en|ang|Alpis}} Old English Alpis, {{der|en|la|Alpēs}} Latin Alpēs, {{der|en|fr|-}} French, {{cog|de|Alpen|pos=plurale tantum|t=alps}} German Alpen (“alps”, plurale tantum), {{cog|de|Alp|t=mountainous pasture}} German Alp (“mountainous pasture”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|p}} Alps pl (plural only)
  1. (usually with "the") A mountain range in Western Europe, running from France to Slovenia, the highest peak of which is Mont Blanc, at 4808 metres. Wikipedia link: Alps Tags: plural, plural-only, usually, with-definite-article Categories (place): Austria, Europe, France, Germany, Italy, Mountains, Slovenia, Switzerland Related terms: Alpine Translations (a mountain range in Western Europe): Alpe (Afrikaans), جِبَال اَلْأَلْب (jibāl al-ʔalb) [plural] (Arabic), Ալպեր (Alper) (Armenian), Alpes [masculine, plural] (Asturian), А́льпы (Álʹpy) [feminine, plural] (Belarusian), А́лпи (Álpi) [feminine, plural] (Bulgarian), Alps [masculine, plural] (Catalan), 阿爾卑斯山 (Chinese Mandarin), 阿尔卑斯山 (Ā'ěrbēisī shān) (Chinese Mandarin), Alpys [plural] (Cornish), Alpy (Czech), Alperne (Danish), Alper (Danish), Alpen [masculine, plural] (Dutch), Alpoj (Esperanto), Alpid (Estonian), Alpurnar [feminine, plural] (Faroese), Alpit (Finnish), Alpes [feminine, plural] (French), Alpes [masculine, plural] (Galician), Alpen [feminine, plural] (German), Άλπεις (Álpeis) [feminine, plural] (Greek), આલ્પ્સ (ālps) [masculine] (Gujarati), ऐल्प्स (ailps) (Hindi), Alpok (Hungarian), Alpafjöll [neuter, plural] (Icelandic), Alparnir [masculine, plural] (Icelandic), Alpen (Indonesian), na hAlpa (Irish), Alpi [feminine, plural] (Italian), アルプス (Arupusu) (Japanese), 알프스 (Alpeuseu) (Korean), Alpes [feminine, plural] (Latin), Алпи (Alpi) [feminine, plural] (Macedonian), Alp (Malay), Alpi (Maltese), Ny Beinnyn Alpagh (Manx), Éébis (Navajo), Alpene (Norwegian Bokmål), Alpane (Norwegian Nynorsk), Aups [masculine, plural] (Occitan), Alps [masculine, plural] (Occitan), آلپ (âlp) (Persian), Alpy [plural] (Polish), Alpes [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), Alpi [masculine] (Romanian), А́льпы (Álʹpy) [masculine, plural] (Russian), Алпи [Bosnia, Cyrillic, Serbia, feminine, plural] (Serbo-Croatian), Alpi [Bosnia, Roman, Serbia, feminine, plural] (Serbo-Croatian), Alpe [Croatia, Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), Alpy [feminine, plural] (Slovak), Alpes [masculine, plural] (Spanish), Alperna [plural] (Swedish), Alpler [plural] (Turkish), Alp Dağları (Turkish), А́льпи (Álʹpy) [feminine, plural] (Ukrainian), Ales (Walloon), yr Alpau [plural] (Welsh), אַלפּן (alpn) [plural] (Yiddish), אַלפּן־בערג (alpn-berg) [plural] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Alps-en-name-AaOiKQin Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Japanese terms with redundant script codes, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations Derived forms: Albanian Alps, Allgäu Alps, Australian Alps, Berchtesgaden Alps, Bergamo Alps, Bernese Alps, Carnic Alps, Cottian Alps, Dinaric Alps, French Alps, Fynske Alps, Japanese Alps, Jewish Alps, Julian Alps, Kamnik Alps, Kitzbühel Alps, Lechtal Alps, Lyngen Alps, Maritime Alps, Norlund Alps, Northern Limestone Alps, Ortler Alps, Ötztal Alps, Pennine Alps, Princess Caroline Mathilde Alps, Princess Elizabeth Alps, Rhaetian Alps, Samnaun Alps, Southern Alps, Southern Limestone Alps, Stauning Alps, Stubai Alps, Transylvanian Alps, Trinity Alps, Tux Alps, Verwall Alps, Victorian Alps, Western Alps, Zillertal Alps

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          "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
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          "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "Álʹpy",
          "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "А́льпы"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
          "tags": [
            "Bosnia",
            "Cyrillic",
            "Serbia",
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "Алпи"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
          "tags": [
            "Bosnia",
            "Roman",
            "Serbia",
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "Alpi"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
          "tags": [
            "Croatia",
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Alpe"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "Alpy"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "Alpes"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "Alperna"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "Alpler"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
          "word": "Alp Dağları"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "Álʹpy",
          "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "А́льпи"
        },
        {
          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
          "word": "Ales"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "yr Alpau"
        },
        {
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "alpn",
          "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "אַלפּן"
        },
        {
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "alpn-berg",
          "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "אַלפּן־בערג"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Alps"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ælps/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ælps"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "alps"
    },
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Alps.wav",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
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}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Albanian Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Allgäu Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Australian Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Berchtesgaden Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bergamo Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bernese Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Carnic Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Cottian Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dinaric Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "French Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fynske Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Japanese Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Jewish Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Julian Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kamnik Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kitzbühel Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lechtal Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lyngen Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Maritime Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Norlund Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Northern Limestone Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ortler Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ötztal Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pennine Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Princess Caroline Mathilde Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Princess Elizabeth Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rhaetian Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Samnaun Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Southern Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Southern Limestone Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Stauning Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Stubai Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Transylvanian Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Trinity Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tux Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Verwall Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Victorian Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Western Alps"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zillertal Alps"
    }
  ],
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
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          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "ऐल्प्स",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindi: ऐल्प्स (ailps)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindi: ऐल्प्स (ailps)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "アルプス",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "Arupusu"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese: アルプス (Arupusu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: アルプス (Arupusu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "الپس",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "alps"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Urdu: الپس (alps)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Urdu: الپس (alps)"
    }
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        "2": "enm",
        "3": "-"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "Alpes"
      },
      "expansion": "Alpes",
      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "Alpis"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English Alpis",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "Alpēs"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin Alpēs",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "French",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Alpen",
        "pos": "plurale tantum",
        "t": "alps"
      },
      "expansion": "German Alpen (“alps”, plurale tantum)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Alp",
        "t": "mountainous pasture"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "p"
      },
      "expansion": "Alps pl (plural only)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Alpine"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English 1-syllable words",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English pluralia tantum",
        "English proper nouns",
        "English terms derived from French",
        "English terms derived from Latin",
        "English terms derived from Middle English",
        "English terms derived from Old English",
        "English terms inherited from Middle English",
        "English terms inherited from Old English",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "English terms with homophones",
        "Japanese terms with redundant script codes",
        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Rhymes:English/ælps",
        "Rhymes:English/ælps/1 syllable",
        "en:Austria",
        "en:Europe",
        "en:France",
        "en:Germany",
        "en:Italy",
        "en:Mountains",
        "en:Slovenia",
        "en:Switzerland"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A mountain range in Western Europe, running from France to Slovenia, the highest peak of which is Mont Blanc, at 4808 metres."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mountain range",
          "mountain range"
        ],
        [
          "Western Europe",
          "Western Europe#English"
        ],
        [
          "France",
          "France"
        ],
        [
          "Slovenia",
          "Slovenia"
        ],
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          "Mont Blanc",
          "Mont Blanc"
        ]
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        "(usually with \"the\") A mountain range in Western Europe, running from France to Slovenia, the highest peak of which is Mont Blanc, at 4808 metres."
      ],
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        "plural",
        "plural-only",
        "usually",
        "with-definite-article"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Alps"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ælps/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ælps"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "alps"
    },
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Alps.wav",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "word": "Alpe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "jibāl al-ʔalb",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "جِبَال اَلْأَلْب"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Alper",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "word": "Ալպեր"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Alpes"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "Álʹpy",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "А́льпы"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "Álpi",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "А́лпи"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Alps"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "word": "阿爾卑斯山"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Ā'ěrbēisī shān",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "word": "阿尔卑斯山"
    },
    {
      "code": "kw",
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Alpys"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "word": "Alpy"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "word": "Alperne"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "word": "Alper"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Alpen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "word": "Alpoj"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "word": "Alpid"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Alpurnar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "word": "Alpit"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Alpes"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Alpes"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Alpen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Álpeis",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Άλπεις"
    },
    {
      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "ālps",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "આલ્પ્સ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ailps",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "word": "ऐल्प्स"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "word": "Alpok"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Alpafjöll"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Alparnir"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "word": "Alpen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "word": "na hAlpa"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Alpi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Arupusu",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "word": "アルプス"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Alpeuseu",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "word": "알프스"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Alpes"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Alpi",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Алпи"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "word": "Alp"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "word": "Alpi"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "word": "Ny Beinnyn Alpagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "word": "Éébis"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "word": "Alpene"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "word": "Alpane"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Aups"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Alps"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "âlp",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "word": "آلپ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Alpy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Alpes"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alpi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Álʹpy",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "А́льпы"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "Bosnia",
        "Cyrillic",
        "Serbia",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Алпи"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "Bosnia",
        "Roman",
        "Serbia",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Alpi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "Croatia",
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Alpe"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Alpy"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Alpes"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Alperna"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Alpler"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "word": "Alp Dağları"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Álʹpy",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "А́льпи"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "word": "Ales"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "yr Alpau"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "alpn",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "אַלפּן"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "alpn-berg",
      "sense": "a mountain range in Western Europe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "אַלפּן־בערג"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Alps"
}

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