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cordillera en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌkoɹdɪl-/ (General-American)
  • /ˌkoɹdəlˈɛɹə/ (General-American)
  • /ˌkoɹdəlˈjɛɹə/ (General-American)
  • /ˌkɔːdɪlˈjɛəɹə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (General-American)

Etymology

From Spanish cordillera, from Old Spanish cordilla, cordiella, diminutive of cuerda (“a rope, string”). See cord.

Meanings

  1. An extensive, continent-wide chain of mountains, especially one in the Americas.
    • Meronym: sierra

Forms

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Deriveds

Arctic Cordillera · American Cordillera · Western Cordillera · Pacific Cordillera

Relateds

cordilleran

Translations (4)

cmn 山系 (Translations) · fr cordillère (Translations) · de Kordilleren (Translations) · es cordillera (Translations)