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Andean

[ an-dee-uhn, an-dee- ]

adjective

  1. of or like the Andes.


Andean

/ ænˈdiːən; ˈændɪən /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling the Andes


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Other Words From

  • inter-An·dean adjective
  • sub-Ande·an adjective
  • trans-An·dean adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Andean1

First recorded in 1830–40; Ande(s) + -an

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Example Sentences

Soon enough, I felt my own guts rebelling and stepped out into the crystalline Andean night.

At least 50,000 families in the Andean highlands rely on herding alpaca for income and to sustain themselves.

But more than rogue diplomacy was on display in the Andean escape.

What's more, many offer Andean music and folk dancers in traditional costume.

The Andean nation depends on the U.S. for trade deals that help employ over 400,000 people.

Such missiles were used in war by some of the Andean tribes.

I was a prisoner in the hands of a Trans-Andean tribe, and they turned me adrift.

The Antillean mountains in a general way connect or intervene between the Pacific and the Andean cordilleras.

The earthquakes that shake the Andean cities to their foundations they have never known and can never know.

All are east of the Andean ranges and partially sheltered from the westerly storms.

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AND circuitAndean Community of Nations