Atacama

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Atacama

  1. The Atacama Desert, a long desert in Chile, and the driest desert on Earth according to various sources.
  2. A region of northern Chile.

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Translations

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ataˈkama/ [a.t̪aˈka.ma]
  • Rhymes: -ama
  • Syllabification: A‧ta‧ca‧ma

Proper noun

Atacama ?

  1. Atacama (a desert in Chile)
  2. Atacama (a region of Chile)
  3. (historical) a province of Chile until 1976.

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