What is "alp"

Alp \Alp\, n. [L. Alpes the Alps, said to be of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. alp a high mountain, Ir. ailp any huge mass or lump: cf. F. Alpes.]

1. A very high mountain. Specifically, in the plural, the highest chain of mountains in Europe, containing the lofty mountains of Switzerland, etc.

   Nor breath of vernal air from snowy alp.
   --Milton.

   Hills peep o'er hills, and alps on alps arise.
   --Pope.

2. Fig.: Something lofty, or massive, or very hard to be surmounted.

   Note: The plural form Alps is sometimes used as a singular. ``The Alps doth spit.''
   --Shak.

Alp \Alp\, n. A bullfinch.
--Rom. of R.

1590s, "any high, snow-capped mountain," from Alps, from French Alpes, from Latin Alpes "the Alps," perhaps from altus "high," or albus "white" or from a Celtic word (according to Servius), or a pre-Indo-European root. Alps, the European mountain range, attested by that name in English from 1550s.

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n. any high mountain

ALP or AlP may refer to:

The ALP was a Belgian automobile built in 1920 by Automobiles Leroux-Pisart of Brussels. It was a 2121cc light car designed by the former chief engineer of Métallurgique.

An alp is a nightmare creature originating in German folklore.

Not to be confused with the similarly named Alp-luachra, the alp is sometimes likened to a vampire, but its behavior is more akin to that of the incubus. It is distinct from both of these creatures in that it wears a magic hat called a Tarnkappe, from which it draws its powers. The word "alp" is a variation on the word " elf". It is also known by the following names: trud, mar, mart, mahr, schrat, and walrider. Many variations of the creature exist in surrounding European areas, such as the Druden and Schratteli, or Old Hag in English-speaking countries.

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Alp is a common masculine Turkish given name. In Turkish, "Alp" means "Stouthearted", "Brave", "Chivalrous", "Daredevil", "Valorous", and/or "Gallant".

• Alp Arslan, Sultan of the Seljuk Turks.
• Alp Ikizler, American nephrologist.
• Alp Haydar, British actor.
• Alp Kırşan, Turkish actor.
• Alp Tarkhan, Khazar general.
• Alp Tigin, Turkic ruler.
• Alp Yalman, Turkish businessman.
• Hüseyin Alp, Turkish basketball player

The Alp is a river in the Swiss canton of Schwyz and a tributary of the Sihl. It has a length of

The river rises on the northwestern flanks of the Brünnelistock and the northern flanks of the Kleiner and Grosser Mythen mountains near Brunni, and flows in generally northerly direction through the village of Alpthal, the village of Trachslau, the town of Einsiedeln and the village of Biberbrugg.

The valley between Brunni and Einsiedeln is called Alptal.

At Biberbrugg, the river Biber joins the Alp. Some north of Biberbrugg, at Dreiwässern the Alp flows into the Sihl.