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La Silla

La Silla proper noun: a plateau in the southern Atacama Desert.

Proper noun

La Silla

  1. A plateau in the southern Atacama Desert
  2. An astronomical observatory located on the plateau

Origin of La Silla

From Spanish La Silla.

Questions about La Silla

What does La Silla mean?
La Silla means a plateau in the southern Atacama Desert.
What part of speech is La Silla?
La Silla is a proper noun.

Words near La Silla in the dictionary

  1. La Salle
  2. La Salle County
  3. La Selva Beach
  4. La Serena
  5. La Seyne-sur-Mer
  6. La Silla
  7. La Spezia
  8. La Suerte
  9. La Tache
  10. La Tama
  11. La Touche

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