sierra
noun/siˈerə/
/siˈerə/
- (especially in place names) a long range of steep mountains with sharp points, especially in Spain and America
- the Sierra Nevada
Word Originmid 16th cent.: Spanish, from Latin serra ‘saw’.Definitions on the go
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