SIERRA


Meaning of SIERRA in English

/ siˈerə; NAmE / noun

(especially in place names) a long range of steep mountains with sharp points, especially in Spain and America :

the Sierra Nevada

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: Spanish , from Latin serra saw.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.