The name of these South American mountains may be derived from anti, a Quechuan word for "east"
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Andes - Wikipedia  The Andes or Andean Mountains are the longest continental mountain range in the world. ... The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American ... from the Quechua word anti, which means "east" as in Antisuyu (Quechua for .... These trees, by locals referred to as Queua, Yagual and other names, can be...
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TODAYS TRIVIA-CLOUDEIGHT INTERNET START PAGE  Aug 23, 2010 ... The southern part of what's now China was called Mangi; the northern part was called this. What is Cathay ... The name of these South American mountains may be derived from anti, a Quechuan word for "east". What are The...
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Andes - New World Encyclopedia  The Andes is South America's longest mountain range, forming a continuous chain of ... The name Andes comes from the Quechua word anti, which means "high crest. ... The Andes Mountains extend over seven countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, ... These ranges are often separated by a deep intermediate depressions.
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Andes Mountains | mountain system, South America | Britannica.com  Aug 12, 2016 ... Mountain system of South America and one of the great natural features ... Some historians believe the name Andes comes from the Quechuan word anti (east); others suggest it is derived from the Quechuan anta (copper). ... of these platesthe continental South American Plate and the oceanic Nazca...
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The Incas - Latin American Studies  In the native language the term ``Inca'' was the title of the Indian emperor. ... This and the other high intermontane plateaus that continue south and east into ... It was these two disparate areas of Peru--mountain and desert--that the Incas knit .... It is not known what the Incas spoke before Quechua was made their official...
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Jeopary Questions page 1984 - TOUGH GEOGRAPHY - TriviaBistro ...  TOUGH GEOGRAPHY: This Argentine region's name is Spanish for "big feet", perhaps because Spaniards saw Indians who wore large boots  BOBBING FOR...
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Aymara people - Wikipedia  The Aymara or Aimara people are an indigenous nation in the Andes and Altiplano regions of ... Both Quechua and Aymara women in Peru and Bolivia took up the style of wearing bowler hats since the 1920s. According to legend, a shipment...
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Quechua - Wikipedia  Quechua /ktw/, also known as runa simi ("people's language"), is an indigenous language family spoken by the quechua people primarily in the Andes of South America. Derived from a common ancestral language, it is the most widely spoken ... Peru became the first country to recognize Quechua as one of its official...
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How All 50 States Got Their Names | Mental Floss  Oct 16, 2015 ... Colorado is a Spanish adjective that means red. ... It's possible that the word, and its Indian origin, were made up by the man .... The tribe's name translates to "near the great hill," referring to the Blue Hills southwest of Boston.
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condor English definition/translation - seadict.com  [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Spanish; Origin: cndor, from Quechua kuntur] ... name for certain American vultures, found in the high peaks of the Andes of...
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Jeopary Questions page 1672 - CHEESE - TriviaBistro.com  HAM: Houston, we have a ham, this first American woman to walk in space  A SILENT "P": This hallucinogen is found in the type of .... QUECHUA CATCHWORDS: The vulture that Quechua-speakers gave this name was probably of the Andean species, not the California  SHAKESPEAREAN CLICHES: In this play, Cicero's...
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Quechua people - Wikipedia  The Quechua people are the indigenous peoples of South America who speak any of the Quechua languages. Most Quechua speakers live in Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile and ... The term Quechua Nation occurs in such contexts as the name of the Education Council of .... They are still commonly worn today.
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CAMEL'S SOUTH AMERICAN COUSIN - crossword answers, clues ...  'CAMEL'S SOUTH AMERICAN COUSIN' is a 25 letter phrase starting with C and ending with N ... Andean camel (5)  LLAMA  Source of soft wool (5)  LLAMA.
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Appalachian Mountains - Wikipedia  The Appalachian Mountains often called the Appalachians, are a system of mountains in ... A common variant definition does not include the Adirondack Mountains, ... The name was not commonly used for the whole mountain range until the late ..... southeastern Ohio, eastern Kentucky, southwestern Virginia, and West...
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Quechua people - Wikipedia  The Quechua people are the indigenous peoples of South America who speak any of the Quechua languages. Most Quechua speakers live in Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile and ... Quechua was not only spoken by the Incas, but in some cases also by long-term enemies of the Inca Empire. These include the...
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Jeopary Questions page 1984 - TOUGH GEOGRAPHY - TriviaBistro ...  TOUGH GEOGRAPHY: This Argentine region's name is Spanish for "big feet", ... In 1990 this brand retired raw umber, a color whose name came from Umbria.
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the Pampas | plain, Argentina | Britannica.com  Feb 20, 2015 ... Vast plains extending westward across central Argentina from the Atlantic ... The name comes from a Quechua word meaning flat surface. .... and rocks in the West Indies, situated some 40 to 50 miles (64 to 80 kilometres)...
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Appendix:English terms of Native South American origin - Wiktionary  Terms from language families spoken on both sides of the Canal, or in the Caribbean ... See here for a list of place names, personal names and tribe names derived from ... Andean style of hat with earflaps, made of wool"  Aymara or Quechua ... condor  "either of two New World vultures: the Andean Vultur gryphus or the...
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An A-Z of country name origins | OxfordWords blog  May 17, 2016 ... The country's name is a reference to the fact that it lies at the centre of Africa. ... Named after the ei, a Slav tribe which came from the east. ..... Peru. The name comes from the River Bir or Per, itself from the Guaran biru or piru, .... As for the America bit  that was first applied to South America in 1507 by...
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Climbing Aconcagua: Highest Mountain in South America  Cerro Aconcagua is the highest mountain in South America; the highest ... Aconcagua is the highest point in the Andes, the world's longest mountain range.
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Adirondack Mountains - Wikipedia  The Adirondack Mountains /drndk/ form a massif in the northeast of Upstate New York ... The earliest written use of the name, spelled Rontaks, was in 1724 by the French .... Adirondack : of Indians and mountains, 1535-1838. .... Adirondacks  Mountain ranges of New York  Physiographic provinces  Regions of...