| NOUN | object | Rockies, Rocky Mountains | the chief mountain range of western North America |
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| Sounds | raa'kiyz | |
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| Rhymes | Achilles ... Yerkes: 115 rhymes with iyz... | |
| Meaning | The chief mountain range of western North America; extends from British Columbia to northern New Mexico; forms the continental divide. | |
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| Synonym | Rocky Mountains | |
| Instance of | range, mountain range, range of mountains, chain, mountain chain, chain of mountains | A series of hills or mountains |
| Part of | North America | A continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama |
| Parts | Mount Elbert | The highest peak in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado (14,431 feet high) |
| Pike's Peak | A mountain peak in the Rockies in central Colorado (14,109 feet high) | |
| San Juan Mountains | A mountain range in southwestern Colorado that is part of the Rocky Mountains | |
| Selkirk Mountains | A range of the Rocky Mountains in southeastern British Columbia | |
| Wheeler Peak | A mountain peak in northeastern New Mexico in the Rocky Mountains | |
| Spanish | Montañas Rocosas | |
| Catalan | Rocky Mountains | |
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