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si⋅er⋅ra
[see-er-uh] 
–noun
| 1. | a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw. |
| 2. | any of several Spanish mackerels of the genus Scomberomorus, esp. S. sierra, found in western North America. |
| 3. | a word used in communications to represent the letter S. |
Origin:
1590–1600; < Sp: lit., saw < L serra
1590–1600; < Sp: lit., saw < L serra
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| ce·ro (sîr'ō, sěr'ō) n. pl. ce·ros or cero An edible fish (Scomberomorus regalis) of western Atlantic waters, having silvery sides and a dark-blue back. Also called sierra. [Alteration of Spanish sierra, saw, sawfish; see sierra.] |
| si·er·ra (sē-ěr'ə) n.
[Spanish, saw, sierra, from Latin serra, saw.] si·er'ran adj. |
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Sierra
Si*er"ra\, n. [Sp., properly, a saw, fr. L. serra a saw. See Serrate.] A ridge of mountain and craggy rocks, with a serrated or irregular outline; as, the Sierra Nevada. The wild sierra overhead. --Whitter.
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Language Translation for : Sierra
Spanish:
cordillera, sierra,
German:
der Gebirgskette,
Japanese:
山脈
sierra
"a range of hills," 1613, from Sp. sierra "jagged mountain range," lit. "saw," from L. serra "a saw."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| sierra (sē-ěr'ə) Pronunciation Key
A high, rugged range of mountains having an irregular outline somewhat like the teeth of a saw. |
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Sierra company, games
(Or "Sierra On-Line") A computer game developer founded in the early 1980s by Ken and Roberta Willams in the small mountain town of Oakhurst California. Sierra was named after the local mountian range, 15 miles from the famous Yosemite National Park.
In 1997 Sierra was purchased by CUC and its main office is now in Seattle, WA, USA.
Products include Kings Quest, Space Quest, Police Quest, Quest for Glory, Robin Hood, Phantasmagoria, Leisure Suit Larry, Eco Quest and many more.
(http://sierra.com /).
(1997-11-23)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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