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Cordillera

Cor-dil′ler-a

(kôr-dĭl′lẽr-ȧ; Sp. kôrˊdē̍-lyā̍′rȧ)
,
Noun.
[Sp., fr. OSp.
cordilla
,
cordiella
, dim. of
cuerda
a rope, string. See
Cord
.]
(Geol.)
A mountain ridge or chain.
☞ Cordillera is sometimes applied, in geology, to the system of mountain chains near the border of a continent; thus, the western
cordillera
of North America in the United States includes the Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, Coast and Cascade ranges.

Definition 2024

cordillera

cordillera

See also: Cordillera

English

Noun

cordillera ‎(plural cordilleras)

  1. An extensive, continent-wide chain of mountains, especially one in the Americas.
  2. A region of Canada, similar to the Appalachian, but with mostly new mountain ranges.

Derived terms

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Noun

cordillera f ‎(plural cordilleras)

  1. mountain range, cordillera

Synonyms

Etymology

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

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