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Sierra Nevada (Spanish: [ˈsjera neˈβaða]; meaning "snow-covered mountain range") is a mountain range in the Andalusian province of Granada in Spain. It contains the highest point of continental Spain: [ note 1 ] Mulhacén , at 3,479 metres (11,414 ft) above sea level .
The Sierra Nevada (/ s i ˌ ɛr ə n ɪ ˈ v æ d ə,-ˈ v ɑː d-/ see-ERR-ə nih-VA(H)D-ə) [6] [a] is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primarily in Nevada.
Montana from Latinized Spanish meaning "mountainous", also in Spanish "montaña" is the name of "mountain" Nevada comes from the Spanish Sierra Nevada (which is also a mountain range in Spain), meaning snowy mountain range (Nevada is the Spanish feminine form of snowy). New Mexico, named after the Valley of Mexico.
Sierra is a Spanish word meaning mountain chain and saw, from Latin serra. The corresponding word in Portuguese, Catalan and Latin is serra. This name is used for various mountain ranges in Spanish-speaking and other countries (with the word serra used in Portuguese-speaking countries). Sierra or Sierras may refer to:
The Alpujarra (Spanish pronunciation:, Arabic: البشرات, romanized: al-bašarāt or al-bušarāt) [1] is a natural and historical region in Andalusia, Spain, on the south slopes of the Sierra Nevada and the adjacent valley. [2] The average elevation is 1,200 metres (4,000 ft) above sea level. [3]
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Sierra (retailer), an off-price retailer formerly known as Sierra Trading Post; Pacific sierra or Mexican sierra (species Scomberomorus sierra), a Spanish mackerel fish; PMC-Sierra, a semiconductor company; Sierra, the NATO phonetic alphabet designation for the letter S
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