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cor·dil·le·ra
\ˌkȯ(r)dəlˈerə, -lˈye- also kȯ(r)ˈdilərə\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Spanish, from cordilla, diminutive of cuerda rope, string, line of mountain peaks, from Latin chorda cord — more at cord
: a group of mountain ranges forming a mountain system of great linear extent often consisting of a number of more or less parallel chains
< the No. American cordillera includes all the mountains from the eastern face of the Rocky mountains to the Pacific ocean — W.J.Miller >
• cor·dil·le·ran \|kȯ(r)dəl|erən, -l|ye-, (ˈ) ̷ ̷|dilər-\ adjective |