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Rocky Mountains
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English
thumb|location of Rocky Mountains on map of North America
thumb|Moraine Lake and the Valley of the Ten Peaks
Etymology
en fr Montagnes de Roche first recorded in 1752 by Jacques Legardeur de Saint-Pierre, believed to itself be a calque from an indigenous language, possibly a en crk asinîwaciy 1 1, a compound which includes crk asiniy rock + crk waciy mountain.
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Rocky Mountains.wav Southern England
Proper noun
p Rocky Mountains Rocky Mountain 1
en A range of <<mountains>> running from Northern New Mexico to Alaska.
en Rockies
en Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Derived terms
2 der
en Rockies
Rocky Mountain beeplant (Cleomella serrulata species)
Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis canadensis subspecies)
Rocky Mountain blazing star (Liatris ligulistylis species)
Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata species)
en Rocky Mountain canary
Rocky Mountain clearwing (Hemaris thetis species)
Rocky Mountain dotted blue (Euphilotes ancilla species)
Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii subsp. glauca subspecies)
Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni subspecies)
en Rocky Mountain fever
Rocky Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus species)
Rocky Mountain goldenrod (Solidago multiradiata species)
Rocky Mountain juniper (Juniperus scopulorum species)
en Rocky Mountain Kool-Aid
Rocky Mountain locust (Melanoplus spretus species)
Rocky Mountain mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus subspecies)
en Rocky Mountain oyster
Rocky Mountain parnassian (Parnassius smintheus species)
Rocky Mountain penstemon (Penstemon strictus species)
Rocky Mountain pussytoes (Antennaria media species)
Rocky Mountain raspberry (Rubus deliciosus species)
Rocky Mountain sheep (Ovis canadensis canadensis subspecies)
en Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Rocky Mountain toast
Rocky Mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni species)
Rocky Mountain zinnia (Zinnia grandiflora species)
Translations
mountain range
Arabic: ar جِبَال رُوكِي m-p
Belarusian: be Скалі́стыя го́ры f-p
Bulgarian: bg Скалисти планини f-p
Catalan: ca Muntanyes Rocalloses
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 洛磯山脈 Luòjī shānmài, cmn 落基山脈 Luòjī shānmài
Cree:
Plains Cree: crk ᐊᓯᓃᐘᒋᕀ asinîwaciy
Czech: cs Skalisté hory f-p
Danish: da Rocky Mountains
Estonian: et Kaljumäestik
Faroese: fo Klettafjøll n-p
Finnish: fi Kalliovuoret
French: fr montagnes Rocheuses f-p, fr Rocheuses f-p
Georgian: ka კლდოვანი მთები
German: de Rocky Mountains m-p
Greek: el Βραχώδη Όρη n-p
Hungarian: hu Sziklás-hegység
Icelandic: is Klettafjöll
Ido: io Rokoza Monti
Italian: it Montagne Rocciose f
Japanese: ja ロッキー山脈 Rokkī-sanmyaku
Korean: ko ^로키 산맥
Lithuanian: lt Uoliniai kalnai
Macedonian: mk Карпести Планини f-p
Navajo: nv Tsédeeshzha Dził
Norman: nrf Montangnes Rotcheuses f-p les Montangnes Rotcheuses
Norwegian: no Rocky Mountains
Polish: pl Góry Skaliste nv-p
Portuguese: pt Montanhas Rochosas f-p
Russian: ru Скали́стые го́ры f-p
Spanish: es Montañas Rocosas f-p
Swedish: sv Klippiga bergen n-p
Turkish: tr Rocky Dağları
Ukrainian: uk Скеля́сті го́ри f-p
References
en Canada North America United States
Norwegian
no:
Etymology
no en Rocky Mountains.
Proper noun
no proper noun Rocky Mountains
the en Rocky Mountains
no Vi var i Rocky Mountains denne sommeren. We were in the Rocky Mountains this summer.