Meanings
proper nounBighorn Mountains pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyA mountain range in northern Wyoming and southern Montana in the United States.
Synonyms: Bighorns
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA mountain range in northern Wyoming and southern Montana in the United States.
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Origin
- CrowIisaxpúatahchee Isawaxaawúua
- EnglishBighorn Mountains
Calque of Crow Iisaxpúatahchee Isawaxaawúua (literally “bighorn sheep's mountains”).
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French monts Big Horn
- monts Big HornTranslations
Spanish montañas Bighorn
- montañas BighornTranslations
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APA
Bighorn Mountains. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bighorn%20Mountains
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“Bighorn Mountains.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bighorn%20Mountains. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bighorn Mountains,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bighorn%20Mountains.
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