Andes Mountains

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

the Andes Mountains

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

mountain range

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 安地斯山脈 / 安地斯山脉 (zh) (Āndìsī shānmài)

• Danish: Andesbjergene n pl
• French: cordillère des Andes (fr) f
• Japanese: アンデス山脈 (Andesu-sanmyaku)
• Korean: 안데스 산맥 (Andeseu sanmaek)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Andesfjellene n pl

  Nynorsk: Andesfjella n pl

• Quechua: Antikuna
• Spanish: cordillera de los Andes f