Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A rugged range of mountains.
Holonym: cordillera
Meronym: sawback
a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)
(countable, uncountable)A scombroid fish.
(uncountable)A relatively low-quality grade of Spanish saffron.
Examples
14 sentencesWhat's the minimum salary in Sierra Leone?
Freetown is the capital of Sierra Leone.
ruФритаун - столица Сьерра-Леоне.
The capital of Sierra Leone is Freetown.
ruСтолица Сьерра-Леоне - Фритаун.
Krio is the lingua franca of Sierra Leone.
ruКрио — это лингва франка Сьерра-Леоне.
John Muir was a famous naturalist who founded the Sierra Club.
Origin
Borrowed from Spanish sierra, from Latin serra (“saw”), referring to the saw-tooth profileBorrowed from Spanish sierra, from Latin serra (“saw”), referring to the saw-tooth profile of the crestline of the range seen from a distance.
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Forms
plural: sierrasSynonyms
1 synonyms- a Spanish mackerel of western North America:Scomberomorus sierra
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable