Definition of Cordilera
Cor*dil"ler*a
(kôr*d&ibreve;l"l&etilde;r*&adot;; Sp.
kôr`d&esl;*ly&asl;"r&adot;), n. [Sp., fr.
OSp. cordilla, cordiella, dim. of cuerda a
rope, string. See Cord.] (Geol.) A mountain
ridge or chain.
&fist; Cordillera is sometimes applied, in geology, to
the system of mountain chains near the border of a continent;
thus, the western cordillera of North America in the
United States includes the Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, Coast
and Cascade ranges.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A region of high mountains. Often used to refer to parts of the Andes in South America or to ranges in western Canada.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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