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sierra
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun sierra has 2 senses
- sierra(n = noun.object) Array - a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline); Array is a kind of chain, chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range, range of mountains
- sierra(n = noun.animal) scomberomorus sierra - a Spanish mackerel of western North America; Array is a kind of spanish mackerel
CIDE DICTIONARY
sierra, n. [Sp., properly, a saw, fr. L. serra a saw. See Serrate.].
A ridge of mountain and craggy rocks, with a serrated or irregular outline; as, the Sierra Nevada. [1913 Webster]
"The wild sierra overhead."
[1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sierra, n. a long jagged mountain chain, esp. in Spain or Spanish America.
Etymology
Sp. f. L serra saw
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