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Word: Cordillera
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 18th century: from Spanish, from cordilla, diminutive of cuerda ‘cord’, from Latin chorda (see cord)
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Phonetic Spelling:
ˌkɔːdɪˈljɛːrə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a system or group of parallel mountain ranges together with the intervening plateaux and other features, especially in the Andes or the Rockies.
Short Definition:system or group of parallel mountain ranges together with intervening plateaux and other features
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