Atacama

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Atacama

1. The Atacama Desert, a long desert in Chile, and the driest desert on Earth according to various sources.
2. A region of northern Chile.

Derived terms

• Atacaman
• atacamite

 

Translations

desert

• Greek: Ατακάμα (el) f (Atakáma)
• Polish: Atakama f
• Spanish: Atacama

region of Chile

• Spanish: Atacama

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ataˈkama/ [a.t̪aˈka.ma]
• Rhymes: -ama
• Syllabification: A‧ta‧ca‧ma

Proper noun

Atacama ?

1. Atacama (a desert in Chile)
2. Atacama (a region of Chile)
3. (historical) A province of Chile until 1976.

Derived terms

• atacameño