Andean
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Andean
- /ˈæn.di.ən/
- /ænˈdiː.ən/
Rhymes with -iən, -ændiən
Where it comes from
From Ande(s) + -an, from Spanish, perhaps from Quechua andi (“high crest”).
adjective
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Of or pertaining to the Andes mountains in South America.
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 system
Similar: Andine
noun Andeans
- Someone from the Andes.
Translations
Talk about this word "Andean." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/andean. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Andean. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/andean "Andean." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/andean.Cite this
@misc{andean_2026,
title = {Andean},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/andean},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
