- Alps, the Alps - a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction
--1 is a kind of range, mountain range, range of mountains, chain, mountain chain, chain of mountains
--1 is a part of
--1 has parts:Switzerland, Swiss Confederation, Suisse, Schweiz, Svizzera; France, French Republic; Italy, Italian Republic, Italia; Austria, Republic of Austria, Oesterreich Dolomite Alps; Matterhorn; Mont Blanc, Monte Bianco; Weisshorn