Sandia Mountains
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/SandiaMtnNM.jpg/220px-SandiaMtnNM.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Spanish sandía (“watermelon”), which is popularly believed to be a reference to the reddish color of the mountains at sunset.
Proper noun
[edit]the Sandia Mountains pl (normally plural, singular Sandia Mountain)
- A mountain range east of the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the southwestern United States.
Derived terms
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Translations
[edit]mountain range in New Mexico
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