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sierra

22 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. sierra (noun)
  2. Sierra
  3. sierra brownbark pine (noun)
  4. sierra juniper (noun)
  5. Sierra Leone peach (noun)
  6. sierra plum (noun)
  7. sierra redbark pine (noun)
  8. Sierra shrew (noun)
  9. Sierra Blanca Peak (geographical name)
  10. Sierra de Gredos (geographical name)
  11. Sierra de Guadarrama (geographical name)
  12. Sierra Leone (geographical name)
  13. Sierra Madre del Sur (geographical name)
  14. Sierra Madre Occidental (geographical name)
  15. Sierra Madre Oriental (geographical name)
  16. Sierra Morena (geographical name)
  17. Sierra Nevada (geographical name)
  18. Sierra Nevada de Mérida (geographical name)
  19. Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (geographical name)
  20. Sierra Vista (geographical name)
  21. High Sierra (geographical name)
  22. Cordillera de Mérida (geographical name)

si·er·ra

noun \sē-ˈer-ə\

Definition of SIERRA

1
a : a range of mountains especially with a serrated or irregular outline b : the country about a sierra
2
: any of several large scombroid fishes (genus Scomberomorus) related to the mackerel
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Examples of SIERRA

  1. The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range in California.

Origin of SIERRA

Spanish, literally, saw, from Latin serra
First Known Use: 1600

Other Geology Terms

anthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale

Rhymes with SIERRA

caldera, Herrera, mascara, Ribera, Rivera, Sahara, tiara

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