ROCKY MOUNTAINS Definition & Meaning

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Rocky Mountains

[rok-ee moun-tnz]

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plural noun

the chief mountain system in North America, extending from central New Mexico to northern Alaska. Highest peak, Denali, 20,300 feet (6,187 meters).

Rocky Mountains

plural noun

the chief mountain system of W North America, extending from British Columbia to New Mexico: forms the Continental Divide. Highest peak: Mount Elbert, 4399 m (14��431 ft). Mount McKinley (6194 m (20��320 ft)), in the Alaska Range, is not strictly part of the Rocky Mountains

Rocky Mountains

Major mountain chain of western North America, running from Alaska to Mexico.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Rocky Mountains¹

First recorded in 1800–05; translation of Canadian French les Montagnes des Roches, from Cree ��Ծ�˙�ɲ��ⲹ, plural of ��Ծ�˙�ɲ��, equivalent to ��Ծ�˙-, combining form of asiniy “stone, rock” + waciy “mountain,” originally referring to the Canadian Rockies

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Instead the three-day gathering in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta will inevitably be focused on war in the Middle East.

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The Colorado River provides water for cities from Denver to San Diego, 30 Native tribes and farmlands from the Rocky Mountains to northern Mexico.

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As NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory puts it, "Cold as it is, don’t expect snow drifts worthy of the Rocky Mountains."

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At his ranch outside of Calgary in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Mr Rath has a different view.

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Under the treaty, the U.S. must supply Mexico with water from the Colorado, which flows from the Rocky Mountains down into Baja California.

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