Definitions for cordillera

cordillera cor·dil·le·ra

Spelling: [kawr-dl-yair-uh, -air-uh, kawr- Cordillera is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

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Definitions for cordillera

noun

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

Origin of cordillera

1695-1705; Spanish, derivative of cordilla, diminutive of cuerda string, mountain range (Latin chorda); see cord

Examples for cordillera

The cordillera Vilcapampa is a climatic as well as a topographic barrier.

He also proposed a trip into the cordillera in search of wild cattle.

The western one nearer the coast is called the cordillera, or the Coast Range.

Some, like the Apurimac and the Maraon, extend well into the interior of the cordillera.

Thence eastward he has the whole cordillera Vilcapampa in which to hide.

They exist also in Chili, on the plains at the foot of the cordillera of the Andes.

We were not yet certain by which pass the caravan might cross the great cordillera.

cordillera genera of plants have also, somehow, reached the Silla of Caracas.

This may not hold true for more than a small part of the cordillera.

His observations upon the cordillera are equally noteworthy.

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