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Cordilleran, a. orig. U.S.|kɔːdɪˈljɛərən|
[f. cordillera + -an.]
Designating, pertaining to, or resembling the Cordilleras.
1891Scribner's Mag. Oct. 465/1 We might think of our Cordilleran system as a great plateau, of unequal height in different parts, and everywhere bearing upon its surface a system of mountain ranges. 1896Nat. Geogr. Mag. VII. 293 The Rocky mountain region of the North American continent, or, as called by others, the cordilleran region. 1940Geogr. Jrnl. XCVI. 125 It may be questioned..how far one dare infer..that similar superficial outlines imply identical stress developments alike in ridges 2 kilometres in length and in cordilleran ranges. 1968Encycl. Brit. VI. 490/1 In North America the Rocky Mountains, the Sierra Nevada and the mountains between them are collectively known as the Cordilleras, and the entire area has been termed the Cordilleran region. |