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Definition of the Sierra Nevada from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the Sierra Nevada

 
/ðə siˌerə nəˈvɑːdə/
 
/ðə siˌerə nəˈvædə/,
 
/ðə siˌerə nəˈvɑːdə/
(also the Sierras
 
/ðə siˈerəz/
 
/ðə siˈerəz/
)
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  1. a mountain range in the US state of California. It is 420 miles/673 kilometres long, and the highest point is Mount Whitney. It includes Yosemite National Park and two other national parks, Sequoia and Kings Canyon.
ripple effect
noun
 
 
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