Andes
pronunciation
How to pronounce Andes in British English:
UK [ˈændi:z]
How to pronounce Andes in American English:
US [ˈændiz]
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- Noun:
- a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast
Word Origin
- Andes
- from Quechua andi "high crest."
Example
- 1. Tensions in the northern andes will persist .
- 2. The dramatic setting in the andes features sheer cliffs and lush valleys .
- 3. It roamed high in the andes in northern chile 18 million years ago .
- 4. It came first to chile before it turned up across the andes in argentina .
- 5. Today , the scissors dance has migrated with indigenous peruvians from villages in the andes to urban areas .