adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈæn.di.ən/
/ænˈdiː.ən/
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rhymes with -iən
rhymes with -ændiən
CMU ARPABET:AE1 N D IY0 AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to the Andes mountains in South America.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Someone from the Andes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
relating to the Andes and their inhabitants
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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History
Etymology
From Ande(s) + -an, from Spanish, perhaps from Quechua andi (“high crest”).
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
andí
— of or pertaining to the Andes mountains
Czech:
andský
— of or pertaining to the Andes mountains
Danish:
andinsk
— of or pertaining to the Andes mountains
Esperanto:
Anda
— of or pertaining to the Andes mountains
French:
andin
— of or pertaining to the Andes mountains
Hungarian:
andoki
— of or pertaining to the Andes mountains
Ido:
Andana
— of or pertaining to the Andes mountains
Irish:
Aindéiseach
— of or pertaining to the Andes mountains
Italian:
andino
— of or pertaining to the Andes mountains
Macedonian:
андски
(andski)
— of or pertaining to the Andes mountains
Norwegian Bokmål:
andinsk
— of or pertaining to the Andes mountains
Norwegian Nynorsk:
andinsk
— of or pertaining to the Andes mountains
Polish:
andyjski
— of or pertaining to the Andes mountains
Portuguese:
andino
— of or pertaining to the Andes mountains
Quechua:
anti
— of or pertaining to the Andes mountains
Spanish:
andino
— of or pertaining to the Andes mountains
Swedish:
andinsk
— of or pertaining to the Andes mountains
Tagalog:
Andino
— of or pertaining to the Andes mountains
