Altiplano

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/altiˈplano/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(al′tə plä′nō; for 1 also Sp. äl′tē plä′nô)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Al•ti•pla•no  (al′tə plä′nō; for 1 also Sp. äl′tē plä′nô),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nos for 2.
  1. Place Namesa plateau region in South America, situated in the Andes of Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru.
  2. (l.c.) [Geol.]altiplane.
  • American Spanish, equivalent. to alti- alti- + Spanish plano plain1

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Altiplano / altiˈplano/
  1. a plateau of the Andes, covering the western part of Bolivia and extending into S Peru: contains Lake Titicaca. Height: 3000 m (10 000 ft) to 3900 m (13 000 ft)
'Altiplano' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Bolivia - altiplane

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