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ANDES

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

chain; chain of mountains; mountain chain; mountain range; range; range of mountains (a series of hills or mountains)

Meronyms (parts of "Andes"):

Yerupaja (a mountain peak in the Andes in Peru (21,709 feet high))

Tupungato (a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,310 feet high))

Sajama (a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high))

Pissis (a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,241 feet high))

Ojos del Salado (a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,572 feet high))

Nacimiento (a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (21,302 feet high))

Mercedario (a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,210 feet high))

Llullaillaco (a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,057 feet high))

Laudo (a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (20,997 feet high))

Illimani (a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,201 feet high))

Illampu (a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (20,870 feet high))

Huascaran (a mountain in the Andes in Peru (22,205 feet high))

Galan (a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (21,654 feet high))

El Muerto (a mountain peak in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (21,457 feet high))

El Libertador (a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,047 feet high))

Coropuna (a mountain peak in the Andes in Peru (21,083 feet high))

Chimborazo (a mountain peak in the Andes in Ecuador (20,560 feet high))

Cachi (a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,047 feet high))

Bonete (a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,546 feet high))

Ancohuma (a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (20,960 feet high))

Aconcagua (the highest mountain in the western hemisphere; located in the Andes in western Argentina (22,834 feet high))

Holonyms ("Andes" is a part of...):

Argentina; Argentine Republic (a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America)

Chile; Republic of Chile (a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast)

Colombia; Republic of Colombia (a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language)

Ecuador; Republic of Ecuador (a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes)

Bolivia; Republic of Bolivia (a landlocked republic in central South America; Simon Bolivar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence from Spain)

Peru; Republic of Peru (a republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries)

Derivation:

Andean (relating to the Andes and their inhabitants)

Credits

 Context examples: 

The study, which took place in and around South America's Andes Mountains, showed that the mountains did not play a role in the ancient climate change and vegetation shift.

(Six million years ago, atmospheric shifts led to increased diversity of grassland mammals, National Science Foundation)