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noun
- 1. a system or group of parallel mountain ranges together with the intervening plateaux and other features, especially in the Andes or the Rockies.
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A cordillera is an extensive chain and/or network system of mountain ranges, such as those in the west coast of the Americas. The term is borrowed from Spanish, where the word comes from cordilla, a diminutive of cuerda ('rope').
Cordillera is a Spanish word for a system of mountain ranges, often parallel chains. Learn the etymology, examples, synonyms and related words of cordillera from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
A long and wide chain of mountains, especially the main mountain range of a large landmass. Cordilleras can include the valleys, basins, rivers, lakes, plains, and plateaus between parallel chains of a single mountain system, or they can consist solely of a string of connected mountain peaks.
cordillera, (from old Spanish cordilla, “cord,” or “little rope”), a system of mountain ranges that often consist of a number of more or less parallel chains. Cordilleras are an extensive feature in the Americas and Eurasia.
A cordillera is a major system of often parallel mountain ranges that includes the intervening plateaus, valleys and plains. The term is Spanish and dates from the early 18th century. It derives from the Old Spanish word cordilla, which was the diminutive form of cuerda (meaning “cord,” “string” or “rope”), from the Latin chorda.
Cordillera is a Spanish word for a mountain range or a series of parallel mountain ranges. Learn the origin, synonyms, and examples of cordillera from YourDictionary.
Cordillera is a Spanish word for a long and wide chain of mountains, especially the main mountain range of a large landmass. Learn how to pronounce, translate and use cordillera in sentences from various sources.
