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Rockies
This term is a colloquial shortening of the Rocky Mountains. It is almost exclusively used in informal or semi-formal contexts to refer to the entire mountain range or specific regions within it. Because it is a proper noun referring to a specific geographic entity, it is always capitalized.
Grammatically, the word is a plural proper noun. It does not have a singular form in this context, as it refers to a collective range of mountains. It is treated as a plural entity, requiring plural verb agreement (e.g., "The Rockies are vast").
Meanings
Examples
We are planning a road trip through the Rockies next summer.
I wonder if I could actually survive a winter in the Rockies.
The Rockies stretch for thousands of miles across North America.
The jagged peaks of the Rockies looked stunning against the blue sky.
The continental divide runs right through the heart of the Rockies.