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nouna large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction
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- hannibal general who commanded the Carthaginian army in the second Punic War; crossed the Alps and defeated the Romans but was recalled to defend Carthage and was defeated (247-182 BC)
- constance a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
- alpine relating to the Alps and their inhabitants
- alpine relating to or characteristic of alps
- transylvania a historical plateau region in northwestern Romania that is separated from the rest of the country by the Transylvanian Alps; originally part of Hungary; incorporated into Romania at the end of World War I
- matterhorn a mountain in the Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy (14,780 feet high); noted for its distinctive shape
- liechtenstein a small landlocked principality (constitutional monarchy) in central Europe located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland
- brasov a city in central Romania in the foothills of the Transylvanian Alps
- cisalpine on the Italian or Roman side of the Alps
- transalpine one living on or coming from the other side of the Alps from Italy