Sierra Nevada

English

Etymology

From Spanish Sierra Nevada (“snow-capped mountains”).

Proper noun

the Sierra Nevada

  1. A mountain range in Andalusia, Spain.
  2. A mountain range in California and Nevada, United States.
    Synonym: Sierra
    • 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Alec Ryder Codex entry:
      Born on Earth in 2129, Alec Ryder says his love of new frontiers was fostered by a childhood in the Sierra Nevadas.
  3. A volcano in the Araucanía Region, Chile.

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