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Sierra Nevada

Sierra Nevada proper noun: a mountain range in Andalusia, Spain.

Proper noun

the Sierra Nevada

  1. A mountain range in Andalusia, Spain.
  2. A mountain range in California and Nevada, United States.
    • Born on Earth in 2129, Alec Ryder says his love of new frontiers was fostered by a childhood in the Sierra Nevadas.2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Alec Ryder Codex entry
    Synonyms:
    Sierra
  3. A volcano in the Araucanía Region, Chile.

Synonyms of Sierra Nevada

Origin of Sierra Nevada

From Spanish Sierra Nevada (“snow-capped mountains”).

Words formed from Sierra Nevada

Questions about Sierra Nevada

What does Sierra Nevada mean?
Sierra Nevada means a mountain range in Andalusia, Spain.
What part of speech is Sierra Nevada?
Sierra Nevada is a proper noun.

Words near Sierra Nevada in the dictionary

  1. Sierra Leonian
  2. Sierra Leonians
  3. Sierra Madre
  4. Sierra Miwok
  5. Sierra Negra
  6. Sierra Nevada
  7. Sierra Nevada brushfinch
  8. Sierra Nevada brushfinches
  9. Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
  10. Sierra plum
  11. Sierra plums

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