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puna

noun

Definition of puna

as in highland

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Recent Examples of puna This high puna ecosystem, characterized by its harsh climate and sparse vegetation, is the natural territory of Peru’s national animal, the vicuña—a shy, elusive camelid renowned for having the world’s most luxurious wool. — David Nolan, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025 Deep wells or puna are cleaned of dirt and debris so the sea water that enters them through underground channels is clean and conducive to salt making. — Deepa Bharath, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2024 Reviving the amunas could be complemented by projects to restore the puna, the high-altitude tundra ecosystem that, when healthy, holds water like a sponge. — Simeon Tegel, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Dec. 2022

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Noun

My walk took me over the peaks and ridges of the Eastern highlands, on a narrow footpath that rose and fell thousands of feet in the course of an average day.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
As colonial administrators and missionaries had penetrated the highlands, the practice of cannibalism had ended and kuru had begun to recede.

— Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of highland

Noun

The $450 million carbon-neutral library blends seamlessly into the rolling buttes.

— Alicia Underlee Nelson, Midwest Living, 7 Aug. 2026
Each summer, runners carry prayers more than 50 miles from the town of Bluff, Utah, to the high country below the buttes, and the White Mesa Ute community beside the monument holds its Bear Dance each year.

— Kerri J. Malloy, The Conversation, 23 July 2026

Definition of butte

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The dome of the US Capitol is seen behind a stand as setup continues ahead of the IndyCar series Freedom 250 Grand Prix on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on August 17, 2026.

— Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Somebody had taken a cosmic needle and poked holes in the dome so that the light could filter in.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of dome

Noun

Built in the late 19 th century to transport the altiplano’s abundant metals and minerals, the railway line once ran from Bolivia’s de facto capital La Paz to the Pacific port of Antofagasta in Chile.

— The Editors, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
Tiwanaku communities first emerged in an altiplano, or high plain, of the Andes called the Titicaca Basin, named after Lake Titicaca.

— Gina Park, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025

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