Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun the_alps

1 sense of the alps

Sense 1
Alps, the Alps -- (a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction)
       INSTANCE OF=> range, mountain range, range of mountains, chain, mountain chain, chain of mountains -- (a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range")