Cordillera /(kôrdĭl"lẽrȧ; Sp. kôr`dē̇*lyā̇"rȧ)/

Cor·dil·ler·a

Cordillera

n.

[Sp., fr. OSp. cordilla, cordiella, dim. of cuerda a rope, string. See Cord.]

A mountain ridge or chain. (Geol.)

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