cordilleran

Variant of cordillera

cordillera definition

cor·dil·lera (kôr′dil yer′ə, -də ler′ə)

noun

a mountain range or a series of parallel mountain ranges that are usually the principal mountain system of a continent

Etymology: Sp < cordilla, dim. of cuerda, rope, cord < L chorda: see cord

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