cor·dil·le·ra (kôrdl-yâr, kôr-dlr-)
NOUN:
An extensive chain of mountains or mountain ranges, especially the principal mountain system of a continent.
ETYMOLOGY:
Spanish, from cordilla, diminutive of cuerda, cord, from Latin chorda ; see cord
OTHER FORMS:
cordil·leran (-yârn) (Adjective)
Merriam-Webster says it is circa 1704.
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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. In North America the Rocky Mountains, the Sierra Nevadas, and the mountains between them are collectively known as the Cordilleras, and the entire area has been termed the Cordilleran region. The term Cordillera is used with a directional modifier (e.g., Cordillera Oriental) to differentiate the various chains of the Andes Mountains as they extend through Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, and other countries in South America.
Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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. In North America the Rocky Mountains, the Sierra Nevadas, and the mountains between them are collectively known as the Cordilleras, and the entire area has been termed the Cordilleran region. The term Cordillera is used with a directional modifier (e.g., Cordillera Oriental) to differentiate the various chains of the Andes Mountains as they extend through Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, and other countries in South America.
Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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