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cordillera

[ kawr-dl-yair-uh, -air-uh, kawr-dil-er-uh ]

noun

  1. a chain of mountains, usually the principal mountain system or mountain axis of a large landmass.


cordillera

/ ËŒ°ìɔ˻åɪ±ôˈÂáɛə°ùÉ™ /

noun

  1. a series of parallel ranges of mountains, esp in the northwestern US
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cordillera

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  1. A long and wide chain of mountains, especially the main mountain range of a large landmass. Cordilleras can include the valleys, basins, rivers, lakes, plains, and plateaus between parallel chains of a single mountain system, or they can consist solely of a string of connected mountain peaks.
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ³¦´Ç°ù»å¾±±ôˈ±ô±ð°ù²¹²Ô, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦´Ç°ùd¾±±ô·±ô±ð۲¹²Ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cordillera1

First recorded in 1695–1705; from Spanish, derivative of cordilla, diminutive of cuerda “rope, string†(from Latin chorda ). Cordillera originally applied to the Andes Mountains in South America and later to the same mountain chain in Central America and Mexico; cord
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cordillera1

C18: from Spanish, from cordilla, literally: a little cord, from cuerda mountain range, cord
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Chile’s national disaster agency said on Wednesday night that several communities in the Valparaíso region were being evacuated as emergency crews battled the Cerro Cordillera fire.

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Three of the five new species are endemic to the eastern Cordillera of Colombia, where they occupy cloud forests and coffee plantations.

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For instance, in North America they make up much of the Canadian Interior between the Cordillera mountain belt in the west and the Grenville and Appalachian mountain belts in the east.

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Heavy rainfall was expected later on Sunday and on Monday in the provinces of Isabela, Cagayan, Ilocos and the mountainous Cordillera region, raising the risk of flooding and landslides, the weather bureau said.

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Compensate, a company that assesses and sells carbon credits, rejected Cordillera Azul for its portfolio in 2020.

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