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altiplano¹

Where it comes from

From American Spanish altiplano.

noun altiplanos

  1. a high plateau

Altiplano²

Where it comes from

From Spanish altiplano, ultimately from Latin altus planum (“high plain”).

proper noun the Altiplano

  1. The high Andean plateau. La Paz, Bolivia, is the largest city located in the Altiplano.

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name the South American plateau

ΕλληνικάΑλτιπλάνος Altiplános

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"altiplano." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/altiplano. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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altiplano. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/altiplano

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"altiplano." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/altiplano.

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@misc{altiplano_2026,
  title = {altiplano},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/altiplano},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}