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Andean

Andean

6 5.6
Relating to the Andes mountains or the people who live there
  • adjective
  • /ænˈdiːən/
translation icon : andeano
  • These are quinoa cookies from Andean Dream Farms.
  • Andean highlands
  • Andean migrants
  • Andean countries

She mentioned rediscover reconnecting to, to our Andean and Amazonian territories in Peru.

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Examples

  • Many ancient civilizations thrived in the Andean mountains, including the Incas.

  • Using irrigation water from Andean snowmelt, growers produce Mediterranean crops in this semiarid environment.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Indian towns under Spanish rule became a regular feature of the Andean landscape.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Many of the changes in marriage discussed above resulted in a significant transformation of Andean households.

    Academic text (1999)
  • In this way, these programs seem to offer strong support to the reaffirmation of Andean regional cultures.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The cocaine industry has amassed substantial economic and political power in the Andean nations.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Gender complementarity was also a major feature of Andean cultures.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The large landed estate formed an important feature of the Ecuadorian landscape in the Andean highlands.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Though they didn't find El Dorado, they were the first explorers to get to the Andean Mountains.

  • But more significantly, Machu Picchu is linked to Andean notions of cosmology and sacred geography.

    Blog text (31)

Compounds

A very large vulture with black feathers and a white neck ruff that lives in the high Andes

Surface Forms

Andean positive

Morphology

Andean = Andes (transparent) = Andes + ean

Formed by the productive adjective-forming suffix '-ean' added to the place name 'Andes', so the relation to the mountains/people is clear to learners.

Etymology

Andean comes from the name Andes, the long mountain range in South America. The name comes from a native word anti meaning 'east' or 'mountain', so Andean simply means 'from or about the Andes'.