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Definition of rocky mountains
rocky mountains
Plural:Rocky Mountains
• noun
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North American A major mountain range in western North America, stretching roughly 3,000 miles from British Columbia in Canada to New Mexico in the United States.
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180019102020
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Rocky mountains. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 20, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/rocky%20mountains