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Sierra Nevada

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Noun

1. sierra nevada

a mountain range in southern Spain along the Mediterranean coast to the east of Granada

2. high sierra, sierra nevada, sierra nevada mountains

a mountain range in eastern California; contains Mount Whitney

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sierra Nevada

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noun (functioning as singular)
1. (sɪˈɛərə nɪˈvɑːdə)
a mountain range in E California, parallel to the Coast Ranges. Highest peak: Mount Whitney, 4418 m (14 495 ft)
2. (Spanish ˈsjɛrra neˈβaða)
a mountain range in SE Spain, mostly in Granada and Almería provinces. Highest peak: Cerro de Mulhacén, 3478 m (11 411 ft)

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Sierra Nevada

see synonyms of sierra nevada
mountain range in E Calif.: highest peak, Mt. Whitney
: also the Sierras

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Sierra Nevada

see synonyms of sierra nevada
1. (also syĕrä nĕ-väthä) A mountain range of southern Spain along the Mediterranean coast east of Granada. It rises to 3,479 m (11,414 ft) at Mulhacén.
2. A mountain range of eastern California extending about 650 km (400 mi) between the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys and the Nevada border. Mount Whitney, 4,417 m (14,491 ft), is the highest elevation.

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