What does "andean" mean?
Someone from the Andes.
Andean
/ˈæn.di.ən/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Someone from the Andes.
- Grammar: andean is listed as adj, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: andean biogeographic, andean cultural, andean ecological, andean ethnocultural.
- Useful contrasts: lowland Andean?, non Andean, outsider.
- Usage evidence: In this March 2, 2018 photo, an Andean man rests with his llama while tourists take in the natural wonder of Rainbow Mountain in Pitumarca, Peru.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Someone from the Andes.
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to the Andes mountains in South America. not-comparable
"Under the later Inca professional farms, the whole of the realm from the coast to the upper Amazon River became a flowering centre of plant domestication. More than half of the foods that the world eats today were developed by these Andean farmers. More kinds of food and medicinal plants were systematically cultivated here than in any other area of the world. Among them are potatoes, squash, tomatoes, beans, peanuts, peppers, papaya, cashews, pineapples, chocolate, avocadoes, mulberries, strawberries."
Adjective
- 1 relating to the Andes and their inhabitants wordnet
Synonyms
All synonyms andean biogeographicandean culturalandean ecologicalandean ethnoculturalandean indigenousandean inhabitant
Antonyms
Example
"In this March 2, 2018 photo, an Andean man rests with his llama while tourists take in the natural wonder of Rainbow Mountain in Pitumarca, Peru."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "andean"?
Common synonyms include: andean biogeographic, andean cultural, andean ecological, andean ethnocultural, andean indigenous, andean inhabitant.
How do you use "andean" in a sentence?
In this March 2, 2018 photo, an Andean man rests with his llama while tourists take in the natural wonder of Rainbow Mountain in Pitumarca, Peru.
How do you pronounce "andean"?
Pronounced /ˈæn.di.ən/.
Etymology
From Ande(s) + -an, from Spanish, perhaps from Quechua andi (“high crest”).