Rocky Mountains
English
Etymology
Calque of French 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 calque of Plains Cree ᐊᓯᓃᐘᒋᕀ (asinîwaciy), a compound which includes ᐊᓯᓂᕀ (asiniy, “rock”) + ᐘᒋᕀ (waciy, “mountain”).
Proper noun
the Rocky Mountains pl (normally plural, singular Rocky Mountain)
- A range of mountains running from Northern New Mexico to Alaska.
- Synonym: Rockies
- Meronym: Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Derived terms
Derived terms
- Rockies
- Rocky Mountain beeplant (Cleomella serrulata)
- Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis canadensis)
- Rocky Mountain blazing star (Liatris ligulistylis)
- Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata)
- Rocky Mountain canary
- Rocky Mountain clearwing (Hemaris thetis)
- Rocky Mountain dotted blue (Euphilotes ancilla)
- Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii subsp. glauca)
- Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni)
- Rocky Mountain fever
- Rocky Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus)
- Rocky Mountain goldenrod (Solidago multiradiata)
- Rocky Mountain juniper (Juniperus scopulorum)
- Rocky Mountain locust (Melanoplus spretus)
- Rocky Mountain mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus)
- Rocky Mountain oyster
- Rocky Mountain parnassian (Parnassius smintheus)
- Rocky Mountain penstemon (Penstemon strictus)
- Rocky Mountain pussytoes (Antennaria media)
- Rocky Mountain raspberry (Rubus deliciosus)
- Rocky Mountain sheep (Ovis canadensis canadensis)
- Rocky Mountain spotted fever
- Rocky Mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni)
- Rocky Mountain zinnia (Zinnia grandiflora)
Translations
mountain range
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Norwegian
Proper noun
- Rocky Mountains
- Vi var i Rocky Mountains denne sommeren. – We were in the Rocky Mountains this summer.
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