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Spanish
Etymology
From alto + planicie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /altiplaˈniθje/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /altiplaˈnisje/
- Rhymes: -iθje
- Rhymes: -isje
- Syllabification: al‧ti‧pla‧ni‧cie
Noun
altiplanicie f (plural altiplanicies)
- high plateau
- Synonym: altiplano
2015 December 31, “Una tierra intensa › Cuba › Granma - Órgano oficial del PCC”, in Granma:La cordillera que atraviesa la isla de este a oeste tiene su mayor altura en el Monte Azul que alcanza los 2 256 metros, y está ubicada hacia el este, en tanto hacia el oeste se ubica una altiplanicie caliza con frondosa vegetación, y de la cual descienden un centenar de ríos y riachos hacia el mar.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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