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sierra
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
sierra
(noun)
Sierra Leone
(proper noun)
Sierra Nevada
(proper noun)
sierra
/si
ˈ
erə/
noun
plural
sierras
sierra
/si
ˈ
erə/
noun
plural
sierras
Britannica Dictionary definition of SIERRA
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1
:
a range of mountains with sharply pointed peaks
The
Sierra
Nevada is a mountain range in California.
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2
:
a mountain in a sierra
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usually plural
The
sierras
rose up sharply before us.
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