Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA range of mountains running from Northern New Mexico to Alaska.
Origin
- Plains Creeasinîwaciy
- FrenchMontagnes de Roche
- EnglishRocky Mountains
Calque of French Montagnes de Roche first recorded in 1752 by Jacques Legardeur de Saint-Pierre, believed to itself be a calque from an indigenous language, possibly a calque of Plains Cree asinîwaciy, a compound which includes asiniy (“rock”) + waciy (“mountain”).
More words from French, Plains Cree
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic جِبَال رُوكِي
- جِبَال رُوكِي (jibāl rūkī)mountain range
Bulgarian Скалисти планини
- Скалисти планини (Skalisti planini)mountain range
Catalan Muntanyes Rocalloses
- Muntanyes Rocallosesmountain range
Chinese Mandarin 洛磯山脈 /洛矶山脉, 落基山脈 /落基山脉
- 洛磯山脈 /洛矶山脉 (Luòjī shānmài)mountain range
- 落基山脈 /落基山脉 (Luòjī shānmài)mountain range
Czech Skalisté hory
- Skalisté horymountain range
Danish Rocky Mountains
- Rocky Mountainsmountain range
Estonian Kaljumäestik
- Kaljumäestikmountain range
Finnish Kalliovuoret
- Kalliovuoretmountain range
French montagnes Rocheuses, Rocheuses
- montagnes Rocheusesmountain range
- Rocheusesmountain range
German Rocky Mountains
- Rocky Mountainsmountain range
Greek Βραχώδη Όρη
- Βραχώδη Όρη (Vrachódi Óri)mountain range
Hungarian Sziklás-hegység
- Sziklás-hegységmountain range
Icelandic Klettafjöll
- Klettafjöllmountain range
Italian Montagne Rocciose
- Montagne Rocciosemountain range
Japanese ロッキー山脈
- ロッキー山脈 (Rokkī-sanmyaku)mountain range
Korean 로키 산맥
- 로키 산맥 (Roki sanmaek)mountain range
Lithuanian Uoliniai kalnai
- Uoliniai kalnaimountain range
Norwegian Rocky Mountains
- Rocky Mountainsmountain range
Polish Góry Skaliste
- Góry Skalistemountain range
Portuguese Montanhas Rochosas
- Montanhas Rochosasmountain range
Russian Скали́стые го́ры
- Скали́стые го́ры (Skalístyje góry)mountain range
Spanish Montañas Rocosas
- Montañas Rocosasmountain range
Swedish Klippiga bergen
- Klippiga bergenmountain range
Turkish Rocky Dağları
- Rocky Dağlarımountain range
Ukrainian Скеля́сті го́ри
- Скеля́сті го́ри (Skeljásti hóry)mountain range
Cite this entry
Rocky Mountains. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rocky%20Mountains
“Rocky Mountains.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rocky%20Mountains. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rocky Mountains,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rocky%20Mountains.
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