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A mountain with a PR team — majestic, deadly, and insufferably photogenic.
means A high mountain, especially one of the snow-capped peaks in the Alps or similar ranges.
from From Latin 'Alpes,' the name Romans gave the great mountain range — itself likely borrowed from a pre-Roman, possibly Celtic, word for 'height' or 'white peak.' Over time 'alp' lowercased itself into English as a generic word for any lofty, snowy mountain, while its capitalized parent still rules the postcards.
- not just switzerland
- alps span eight countries across europe
- etymology
- possibly from a root meaning white or height
- formation
- still rising as africa's plate rams europe's
- lowercase vs cap
- alp is generic, alps the actual range