sierra
pronunciation
How to pronounce sierra in British English:
UK [siˈerə]
How to pronounce sierra in American English:
US [sɪ'erə]
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- Noun:
- a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)
- a Spanish mackerel of western North America
Word Origin
- sierra (n.)
- "a range of hills," 1610s, from Spanish sierra "jagged mountain range," literally "saw," from Latin serra "a saw" (compare serrated), which is of unknown origin.
Example
- 1. Sierra leone has sent troops to troubled sudan .
- 2. The sierra club will never know ; green peace isn 't around .
- 3. This astronaut photograph highlights the mostly dry bed of owens lake , located in the owens river valley between the inyo mountains and the sierra nevada .
- 4. It was the case of the blogger kathy sierra that caused wales and others to propose in 2007 an unofficial code of conduct on blog sites , part of which would outlaw anonymity .
- 5. Even in sierra leone there are glimmers of hope .