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Chajnantor

/ʃananˈtoɹ/

Chajnantor proper noun: a plateau in northern Chile, Llano de Chajnantor, the site of a milimeter/submilimeter telescope array.

Proper noun

Chajnantor

  1. A plateau in northern Chile, Llano de Chajnantor, the site of a milimeter/submilimeter telescope array.
  2. A nearby peak, Cerro de Chajnantor

Origin of Chajnantor

From Kunza tchacknatur (“place of departure” or “place of lift-off”), a place of platforms for worshipping the Sun.

Questions about Chajnantor

What does Chajnantor mean?
Chajnantor means a plateau in northern Chile, Llano de Chajnantor, the site of a milimeter/submilimeter telescope array.
What part of speech is Chajnantor?
Chajnantor is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Chajnantor?
Chajnantor is pronounced /ʃananˈtoɹ/.

Words near Chajnantor in the dictionary

  1. chaja
  2. chajangmyon
  3. chajangmyun
  4. chajas
  5. Chajkovskij
  6. Chajnantor
  7. chak-chak
  8. chak-chaks
  9. chakacha
  10. chakalaka
  11. chakana

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