Synonyms for sierra
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : see-er-uh |
| Phonetic Transcription : siˈɛr ə |
Top 10 synonyms for sierra Other synonyms for the word sierra
Définition of sierra
Origin :- "a range of hills," 1610s, from Spanish sierra "jagged mountain range," literally "saw," from Latin serra "a saw" (cf. serrated), which is of unknown origin.
- As in mountain : noun very large hill
- As in mountain range : noun mountain system
- In the meantime the newspapers were read at Sierra Vista, not so much with interest as with anxiety.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- And outside he went, like a king, with all Sierra Vista about him and tending on him.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- Sierra Vista was a far vaster affair than the tepee of Grey Beaver.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- The troops returned to Sierra Leone on the 24th of December.
- Extract from : « The History of the First West India Regiment » by A. B. Ellis
- Behind them and off to the right was the gray rampart of the Sierra.
- Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
- Sierra Leone would be delightful but for its climate and the fevers which it brings.
- Extract from : « The Last Voyage » by Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
- The "sierra" through which our path lay was singularly wild and picturesque.
- Extract from : « Confessions Of Con Cregan » by Charles James Lever
- The Sierra Nevada peaks have snow the year round, even in the hottest summers.
- Extract from : « Getting to know Spain » by Dee Day
- But it is quite possibly for ahuitzil, dwellers in the sierra.
- Extract from : « The Maya Chronicles » by Various
- He was the youngest child that walked over the Sierra Nevada.
- Extract from : « Ten American Girls From History » by Kate Dickinson Sweetser
Antonyms for sierra
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