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subalpine definition

sub·al·pine (-al′pīn′, -pin)

adjective

  1. designating or of regions at the foot of the Alps
  2. designating, of, or growing in mountain regions just below the timberline or on a tundra or paramo; alpestrine

Etymology: L subalpinus, lit., lying near the Alps: see sub- & Alpine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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