Alpianadj.
/ˈalpɪən/, U.S. /ˈælpiən/ Now rare.
= Alpine adj. (in various senses).
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the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > mountain > [adjective] > relating to or situated in
mountuousa1382
mountainousc1384
Alpine?a1475
Alpish1577
Alpian1607
Alpsian?1610
mountained1628
alpestral1697
subalpine1803
intermontane1807
montane1863
1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 244 The Heluetian Alpian wilde or Rocke-Goat.
1687 J. Taylor Thesaurarium Mathematicae vii. 134 The Alps belonging to the Duke of Savoy, I shall defer it [sc. Piedmont] to the Alpian Descriptions.
1713 T. Rands Pax in Crumena 114 Fly to the Alpian Hills, there dwell, Or let Mount Ætna be thy Hell.
1781 J. Moore View Society & Manners Italy III. lxxix. 398 When we arrived at the North side of the mountain we dismissed our mules, and had recourse to our Alpian chairs and chairmen.
1799 Treat. Lime as Cement & Manure 27 The concretions formed in those inhabiting the Alpian mountains may, perhaps, be accounted for upon some such principle.
1887 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 25 Oct. 7/2 [Gaul] inhabited by 7,000,000 of the fiercest races on the globe, a constant menace to Rome despite the Alpian barrier.
1913 O. R. Lamb Three Months Abroad 78 This was my third attempt to reach a mountain peak where I could look upon the great Alpian chain.
2007 Ledger (Lakeland, Florida) (Nexis) 22 Apr. a6 The Alpian principality [of Liechtenstein]..can claim the world's top spot on the percentage of arable land..devoted to organic farming.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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