Andes Mountains

English

Etymology

Compound of Andes +‎ Mountains, Andes from Spanish Andes, perhaps from Quechua andi (“high crest”).

Proper noun

the Andes Mountains pl (plural only)

  1. One of the world's major mountain ranges stretching along the western end of South America from Colombia to the southern tip of Chile.
    Synonyms: Andean Mountain Range, Andean Mountains, Andes
    Hypernym: cordillera
    Holonym: American Cordillera

Translations

See also: Andes
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