/ 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.
/ 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. 2005