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altiplano definition

alti·plano (al′ti plä′nō, äl′-)

noun

a high plateau, esp. in the Bolivian or Peruvian Andes

Etymology: AmSp < Sp alti- (< L altus, high) + plano, a plain < VL < L planus, plane

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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