Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to the Andes, a great system of mountains extending along the Pacific coast of South America, and sometimes regarded as including the highlands of Central America and Mexico.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to the Andes.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the
Andes mountains inSouth America . - noun Someone from the
Andes
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective relating to the Andes and their inhabitants
Etymologies
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Examples
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Spectacled bears are native to South America and are sometimes called Andean bears, after the mountain range they occupy.
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With stores strategically located in long-ignored barrios and provincial towns, Topitop's sales have expanded six-fold since 2001, earning it the nickname "the Andean Zara."
A Rags-to-Riches Career Highlights Latin Resurgence Matt Moffett 2011
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The three so-called Andean economies—Peru, Chile and Colombia—were set to combine their stock markets this year to attract more investors, but all three have tripped up, falling by between 5% and 8% so far this year.
World Markets Trip and Flip Jonathan Cheng 2011
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But no, they have carried over the trade sanctions that the Bush team had imposed on Bolivia under the so-called Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA), "de-certified" Bolivia as not co-operating in the "War on Drugs," and still refuse to disclose exactly whom they are funding in Bolivia - i. e, which opposition groups - with money from the U.S. State Department.
Mark Weisbrot: Washington Elite Still Don't Get Latin America - Will They Ever? 2010
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But no, they have carried over the trade sanctions that the Bush team had imposed on Bolivia under the so-called Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act ATPDEA, "de-certified" Bolivia as not co-operating in the "War on Drugs," and still refuse to disclose exactly whom they are funding in Bolivia - i.e, which opposition groups - with money from the U.S.
Mark Weisbrot: Washington Elite Still Don't Get Latin America - Will They Ever? Mark Weisbrot 2010
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But no, they have carried over the trade sanctions that the Bush team had imposed on Bolivia under the so-called Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act ATPDEA, "de-certified" Bolivia as not co-operating in the "War on Drugs," and still refuse to disclose exactly whom they are funding in Bolivia - i.e, which opposition groups - with money from the U.S.
Mark Weisbrot: Washington Elite Still Don't Get Latin America - Will They Ever? Mark Weisbrot 2010
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Pudus (also called the Andean dwarf deer) once ranged widely through the foothills, valleys, and lowlands of the Andes.
26 Mouse Deer 1991
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Andean Community of Nations (CAN) note - formerly known as the Andean Group (AG), the Andean Parliament, and most recently as the Andean Common Market (Ancom) address - c/o General Secretariat of the Andean Community, Paseo de la
The 2000 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Andean Community of Nations (CAN): note - formerly known as the Andean
The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Andean Community of Nations (CAN): note - formerly known as the Andean
The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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