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 asinîwaciy, a compound which includes asiniy (“rock”) + waciy (“mountain”). === Pronunciation === === 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 ==== ==== Translations ==== == Norwegian == === Proper noun === Rocky Mountains Rocky Mountains Vi var i Rocky Mountains denne sommeren. – We were in the Rocky Mountains this summer.