CORDILLERA


Meaning of CORDILLERA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkȯr-d ə l-ˈyer-ə, -də-ˈler- also ]

kȯr-ˈdi-lə-rə noun

Etymology: Spanish

Date: 1704

: a system of mountain ranges often consisting of a number of more or less parallel chains

• cor·dil·le·ran -ˈyer-ən, -ˈler-, -ˈdi-lə-rən adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.