Rocky Mountains en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
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”).
Meanings
- (plural-normally) A range of mountains running from Northern New Mexico to Alaska.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Rocky Mountains | Number=Plur | canonical | lexicographic |
| Rocky Mountain | Number=Sing | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Rocky Mountain pussytoes · Rockies · Rocky Mountain goldenrod · Rocky Mountain zinnia · Rocky Mountain toast · Rocky Mountain fever · Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir · Rocky Mountain canary · Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep · Rocky Mountain juniper · Rocky Mountain Kool-Aid · Rocky Mountain goat · Rocky Mountain spotted fever · Rocky Mountain blazing star · Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine · Rocky Mountain sheep · Rocky Mountain raspberry · Rocky Mountain whitefish · Rocky Mountain clearwing · Rocky Mountain beeplant · Rocky Mountain penstemon · Rocky Mountain mule deer · Rocky Mountain oyster · Rocky Mountain elk · Rocky Mountain dotted blue · Rocky Mountain locust · Rocky Mountain parnassian
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Translations (34)
cmn 洛磯山脈 /洛矶山脉 (mountain range) · is Klettafjöll (mountain range) · crk ᐊᓯᓃᐘᒋᕀ (mountain range) · io Rokoza Monti (mountain range) · cmn 落基山脈 /落基山脉 (mountain range) · nv Tsédeeshzha Dził (mountain range) · lt Uoliniai kalnai (mountain range) · es Montañas Rocosas (mountain range) · cs Skalisté hory (mountain range) · mk Карпести Планини (mountain range) · ko 로키 산맥 (mountain range) · fr montagnes Rocheuses (mountain range) · de Rocky Mountains (mountain range) · no Rocky Mountains (mountain range) · ar جِبَال رُوكِي (mountain range) · sv Klippiga bergen (mountain range) · ru Скали́стые го́ры (mountain range) · pl Góry Skaliste (mountain range) · et Kaljumäestik (mountain range) · el Βραχώδη Όρη (mountain range) · tr Rocky Dağları (mountain range) · ca Muntanyes Rocalloses (mountain range) · da Rocky Mountains (mountain range) · fo Klettafjøll (mountain range) · bg Скалисти планини (mountain range) · nrf les Montangnes Rotcheuses (mountain range) · fi Kalliovuoret (mountain range) · pt Montanhas Rochosas (mountain range) · hu Sziklás-hegység (mountain range) · it Montagne Rocciose (mountain range) · fr Rocheuses (mountain range) · be Скалі́стыя го́ры (mountain range) · uk Скеля́сті го́ри (mountain range) · ja ロッキー山脈 (mountain range)