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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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name
A female given name of modern American usage, from the Spanish noun, confused with Ciara and Sarah.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A surname from Spanish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Ellipsis of Sierra Nevada: a mountain range in the Western United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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noun
A rugged range of mountains.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of Sierra from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable
Qualifier: international standards
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noun
A scombroid fish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A relatively low-quality grade of Spanish saffron.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
a Spanish mackerel of western North America
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Scomberomorus sierra
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Broader terms: Spanish mackerel
noun
a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: range, mountain range, range of mountains, chain, mountain chain, chain of mountains
History
Borrowed from Spanish sierra, from Latin serra (“saw”), referring to the saw-tooth profile of the crestline of the range seen from a distance.
