cordillera
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Spanish, from Old Spanish cordilla, cordiella, diminutive of cuerda (“a rope, string”). See cord.
Noun[edit]
cordillera (plural cordilleras)
- An extensive, continent-wide chain of mountains, especially one in the Americas.
- A region of Canada, similar to the Appalachian, but with mostly new mountain ranges.
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Old Spanish cordilla, cordiella, diminutive of cuerda (“a rope, string”). See cord.
Noun[edit]
cordillera f (plural cordilleras)