Synonyms for cordillera
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kawr-dl-yair-uh, -air-uh, kawr-dil-er-uh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌkɔr dlˈyɛər ə, -ˈɛər ə, kɔrˈdɪl ər ə |
Top 10 synonyms for cordillera Other synonyms for the word cordillera
Définition of cordillera
Origin :- 1704, from Spanish, "mountain chain," from cordilla, in Old Spanish "string, rope," diminutive of cuerda, from Latin chorda "cord, rope" (see cord).
- As in mountain range : noun mountain system
- Cordillera genera of plants have also, somehow, reached the Silla of Caracas.
- Extract from : « More Letters of Charles Darwin » by Charles Darwin
- We were not yet certain by which pass the caravan might cross the great Cordillera.
- Extract from : « The Wild Huntress » by Mayne Reid
- The western one nearer the coast is called the Cordillera, or the Coast Range.
- Extract from : « The Prehistoric World » by E. A. Allen
- He also proposed a trip into the Cordillera in search of wild cattle.
- Extract from : « At Home with the Patagonians » by George Chaworth Musters
- They exist also in Chili, on the plains at the foot of the Cordillera of the Andes.
- Extract from : « At Home with the Patagonians » by George Chaworth Musters
- Thence eastward he has the whole Cordillera Vilcapampa in which to hide.
- Extract from : « The Andes of Southern Peru » by Isaiah Bowman
- Some, like the Apurimac and the Maraon, extend well into the interior of the Cordillera.
- Extract from : « The Andes of Southern Peru » by Isaiah Bowman
- The Cordillera Vilcapampa is a climatic as well as a topographic barrier.
- Extract from : « The Andes of Southern Peru » by Isaiah Bowman
- This may not hold true for more than a small part of the Cordillera.
- Extract from : « The Andes of Southern Peru » by Isaiah Bowman
- His observations upon the Cordillera are equally noteworthy.
- Extract from : « Argentina » by W. A. Hirst
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