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Guiana Highlands

Guiana Highlands

7.7
A high, flat-topped mountain region in northern South America covering parts of Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil
  • proper noun
translation icon : Altiplano de Guayana
  • Angel Falls, the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, is located in the Guiana Highlands.

Examples

  • The Guiana Highlands are known for their dramatic table-top mountains called tepuis.

  • Many unique plant and animal species live in the Guiana Highlands.

  • The Guiana Highlands are known for their unique biodiversity.

  • Have you ever visited the Guiana Highlands?

  • The Guiana Highlands are famous for their breathtaking views and rugged terrain.

  • Adventure seekers often explore the Guiana Highlands to experience its remote beauty.

  • The indigenous tribes have lived in the Guiana Highlands for thousands of years.

Synonyms

Guiana Shield
vsGuiana Highlands
  • Specialized
9.5

A large, very old high flat area in northern South America that covers parts of Venezuela, Guyana, and Brazil

focuses on mountainous plateau terrain rather than geological age

Surface Forms

Guiana Highlands main

Morphology

Guiana + highland

The phrase is transparently compositional: 'Guiana' names the geographic region and 'highlands' means an upland or mountainous area, so together they denote the mountainous upland region of Guiana. This noun+noun place-name pattern is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Guiana Highlands comes from the region name Guiana and the word Highlands, which simply means 'high land'. Picture flat-topped mountains and huge waterfalls, like Angel Falls, rising above the jungle, and that image explains why the name means the high, mountainous area in northern South America.