Meaning
plateau, highland
- an elevated, comparatively level area of land surrounded by steeper slopes
In a sentence
Il villaggio si trova su un vasto altopiano circondato da foreste.
The village is situated on a vast plateau surrounded by forests.
Sull'altopiano le temperature calano drasticamente durante la notte.
On the plateau, temperatures drop dramatically overnight.
Abbiamo camminato per ore attraverso l'altopiano senza incontrare nessuno.
We walked for hours across the plateau without meeting anyone.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| altopiano | masculine · singular |
| altopiani | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Plural is 'altopiani'.
- A compound noun formed from 'alto' (high) and 'piano' (flat plain).