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Derived from the Latin word “Alpinus,” it translates to “of the Alps” or “relating to the Alps.” The Alps, a significant European mountain range, serves as the cornerstone for this name’s meaning. The term itself has evolved from the Latin “Alpes,” which throughout history has primarily denoted the high mountain range stretching across eight countries in Europe.

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[–] python@programming.dev 38 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I'm out of the loop, is the word Alpine used to refer to anything that isn't the Alps?

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I've always heard it in terms of general mountains. Eg alpine meadow, alpine lake, etc.

[–] python@programming.dev 13 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Ah, makes sense. Guess it just depends on what you're familiar with. I'd interpret "Alpine Meadow" as either a meadow in the Alps, or as a meadow that looks like a meadow in the Alps lol

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Also Alpine tours, which are definitely not in the Alps.

[–] kn33@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

I've also seen "alpine skiing" used as a synonym to "downhill skiing" (as opposed to cross country skiing)

[–] m4m4m4m4@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It's true, here it's more like "Andean " (" andino")

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 week ago

I guess that makes sense. I never realized I didn't make that association. Or rather, when I heard "Alpine" I think of "of the alps" but also think of The Alps as just meaning a general mountain, but also the specific mountains. I'm not even from central Europe, so that's an interesting realisation about how my brain is wired.

[–] Tujio@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

Colloquially it's used as "like the Alps" as much as "of the Alps."

[–] Tiptopit@feddit.org -1 points 2 weeks ago

Alpine sports