Meaning of Sierra | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A rugged range of mountains.
   countable, uncountable
2. A female given name of modern American usage, from the Spanish noun, confused with Ciara and Sarah.
3. Ellipsis of Sierra Nevada: a mountain range in the Western United States.
   US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
4. Alternative letter-case form of Sierra from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
   alt-of, countable, uncountable
5. A surname from Spanish.
6. A scombroid fish.
   countable, uncountable
7. A relatively low-quality grade of Spanish saffron.
   uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Holonym: cordillera”

“Meronym: sawback”

“Mancha selecto is the world's best saffron: deep-red stamens, as long as the first joint of your thumb, packed and date-stamped. Lesser types, like sierra saffron, have shorter stamens and a quantity of white and yellow flower parts.”

“I am going to the Sierra next weekend.”

“Most flocks in the Sierra and the Rocky Mountains live above the timber-line and at an altitude of twelve thousand feet.”

“Los Angeles would still be a piddling little town in a desert if it weren’t for Sierra snowmelt and city officials crafty enough to snooker eastern California farmers out of their water rights.”

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