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Rocky Mountains

Rocky Mountains proper noun: a range of mountains running from Northern New Mexico to Alaska.

rocky mountains: a range of mountains running from Northern New Mexico to Alaska
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Proper noun

the Rocky Mountains pl (normally plural, singular Rocky Mountain)

  1. (plural-normally) A range of mountains running from Northern New Mexico to Alaska.
    Synonyms:
    Rockies

Rocky Mountains meaning in Arabic

Rocky Mountains in Arabic

mountain range
جِبَال رُوكِي jibāl rūkī

Synonyms of Rocky Mountains

Forms of Rocky Mountains

singularRocky Mountain

Origin of Rocky 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”).

Words formed from Rocky Mountains

Questions about Rocky Mountains

What does Rocky Mountains mean?
Rocky Mountains means a range of mountains running from Northern New Mexico to Alaska.
What is Rocky Mountains in Arabic?
Rocky Mountains in Arabic is جِبَال رُوكِي (jibāl rūkī). See Rocky Mountains meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Rocky Mountains?
Rocky Mountains is a proper noun.

Words near Rocky Mountains in the dictionary

  1. Rocky Mountain oysters
  2. Rocky Mountain sheep
  3. Rocky Mountain spotted fever
  4. Rocky Mountain spotted fevers
  5. Rocky Mountain toast
  6. Rocky Mountains
  7. Rocky Plain
  8. rocky planet
  9. rocky planets
  10. Rocky Point
  11. Rocky River

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