Sandia Mountains

proper noun

A mountain range east of the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the southwestern United States.

OriginSpanish sandía →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Sandia Mountains pl (normally plural, singular Sandia Mountain)

singular Sandia Mountain

  1. plural normallyA mountain range east of the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the southwestern United States.

Origin

  1. Spanishsandía“watermelon”
  2. EnglishSandia Mountains

Borrowed from Spanish sandía (“watermelon”), which is popularly believed to be a reference to the reddish color of the mountains at sunset.

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Translations

Spanish Sierra de Sandía
  • Sierra de Sandíamountain range in New Mexico
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APA

Sandia Mountains. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sandia%20Mountains

MLA

“Sandia Mountains.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sandia%20Mountains. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sandia Mountains,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sandia%20Mountains.

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