#structural descriptor
- Alpic — A rare, literary adjectival form or archaic spelling variant used in the past for alpine or alpestrian; pertaining to the Alps or high-altitude mountain zones, specific to them, or related to nival topography. In old geographical or essayistic texts, it served as a structural descriptor to evoke the climatic harshness and rocky majesty of high landscapes.
- Alsatian — Pertaining to Alsace or its inhabitants, specific to this European region; a native inhabitant of Alsace. As a neuter noun (linguistics), it defines the Germanic dialect traditionally spoken in this area; in zoology, it is historically utilized to designate the Alsatian wolfhound (a variety or alternative British name for the German Shepherd).