Andes Mountains

proper noun

One of the world's major mountain ranges stretching along the western end of South America from Colombia to the southern tip of Chile.

Meanings

proper nounthe Andes Mountains pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyOne of the world's major mountain ranges stretching along the western end of South America from Colombia to the southern tip of Chile.

    Synonyms: Andean Mountain Range, Andean Mountains, Andes

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounOne of the world's major mountain ranges stretching along the western end of South America from Colombia to the southern tip of Chile.

Origin

  1. Quechuaandi“high crest”
  2. SpanishAndes
  3. EnglishAndes Mountains

From Andes + Mountains, Andes from Spanish Andes, perhaps from Quechua andi (“high crest”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 安地斯山脈 /安地斯山脉
  • 安地斯山脈 /安地斯山脉 (Āndìsī shānmài)mountain range
Danish Andesbjergene
  • Andesbjergenemountain range
French cordillère des Andes
  • cordillère des Andesmountain range
Hindi आंदेस पर्वतमाला
  • आंदेस पर्वतमाला (āndes parvatmālā)mountain range
Japanese アンデス山脈
  • アンデス山脈 (Andesu-sanmyaku)mountain range
Korean 안데스 산맥
  • 안데스 산맥 (Andeseu sanmaek)mountain range
Norwegian Bokmål Andesfjellene
  • Andesfjellenemountain range
Polish Andy
  • Andymountain range
Spanish cordillera de los Andes
  • cordillera de los Andesmountain range
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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