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  1. Puna
    Pu'na noun [ Spanish , of Peruv. origin.] A cold arid table-land, as in the Andes of Peru.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/194

  2. puna
    Synonym: altitude sickness. ... Origin: Sp., fr. Quechua puna, a high, dry Andean plateau ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?puna

  3. Puna
    • (n.) A cold arid table-land, as in the Andes of Peru.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/puna/

  4. Puna
    [wind] The icy wind sweeping the mineral-rich plateaus of the Puna, a high plateau region, between ridges of the Andes in Peru and Bolivia. ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puna_(wind)

  5. Puna
    [mythology] In the Polynesian mythology of the Tuamotu archipelago in the South Pacific, Puna is the king of Hiti-marama or of Vavau, depending on the story. In one story, Vahieroa weds Matamata-taua, also called Tahiti To‘erau. On the night of their son Rata`s birth, the parents go fishin...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puna_(mythology)

  6. puna
    puna (pOO'nä) , high plateau region, 12,000 to 16,000 ft (3,658–4,877 m) high, between ridges of the Andes in Peru and Bolivia. Arid, cold, and in general, covered by short coarse grass, the puna has, nevertheless, long supported an Native American population. The icy wind sweeping th...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0840520.html

  7. Puna
    The puna is an intensely cold, dry wind which prevails during four months in the highland regions of Peru and Bolivia.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/AP.HTM

  8. puna
    Type: Term Pronunciation: pū′nă Synonyms: altitude sickness
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=74102

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