Andean

American

[an-dee-uhn, an-dee-] / ænˈdi ən, ˈæn di- /

adjective

of or like the Andes.

Andean British

/ ˈændɪən, ænˈdiːən /

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling the Andes

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Other Word Forms

inter-Andean adjective
sub-Andean adjective
trans-Andean adjective

Etymology

Origin of Andean

First recorded in 1830–40; Ande(s) + -an

Example Sentences

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Its life cycle includes a journey of 11,000 kilometers from Andean headwaters to coastal nursery areas.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Relations between Washington and the Andean nation were frosty during the rule of the country's longtime socialist leader Evo Morales.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Peru’s Congress ousted President Dina Boluarte from power in the latest round of political turmoil in the Andean nation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Peru's first female president, Boluarte was the Andean nation's sixth leader since 2018.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

That is especially true at high altitudes in the Andes, where genetically European women have physiological difficulties even in reproducing, and where native Andean crops still offer the most suitable basis for food production.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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