altiplano

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noun

a high plateau

“La Paz, Bolivia, is the largest city located in the Altiplano.”

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Meanings

altiplano1

nounaltiplano (plural altiplanos)

plural altiplanos

  1. a high plateau

Altiplano2

proper nounthe Altiplano
  1. The high Andean plateau.

    La Paz, Bolivia, is the largest city located in the Altiplano.

Origin

altiplano · noun

  1. Spanishaltiplano
  2. Englishaltiplano

From American Spanish altiplano.

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Altiplano · proper noun

  1. Latinaltus planum“high plain”
  2. Spanishaltiplano
  3. EnglishAltiplano

From Spanish altiplano, ultimately from Latin altus planum (“high plain”).

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Translations

Greek Αλτιπλάνος
  • Αλτιπλάνος (Altiplános)the South American plateau
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APA

altiplano. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altiplano

MLA

“altiplano.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altiplano. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “altiplano,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altiplano.

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