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si·er·ra

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–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

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ce·ro Audio Help (sîr'ō, sěr'ō) Pronunciation Key
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.]

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si·er·ra Audio Help (sē-ěr'ə) Pronunciation Key
n.

A rugged range of mountains having an irregular or jagged profile. See Usage Note at redundancy.
1. A Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus sierra) of the Pacific coast of tropical America.
2. See cero.

[Spanish, saw, sierra, from Latin serra, saw.]

si·er'ran adj.

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sierra

"a range of hills," 1613, from Sp. sierra "jagged mountain range," lit. "saw," from L. serra "a saw."

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sierra
noun
1.	a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)
2.	a Spanish mackerel of western North America

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sierra Audio Help (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.
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Sierra Blanca, TX Zip code(s): 79851

Sierra City, CA Zip code(s): 96125

Sierra Madre, CA (city, FIPS 71806) Location: 34.16870 N, 118.04933 W
Population (1990): 10762 (4868 housing units)
Area: 7.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 91024

Sierra Vista, AZ (city, FIPS 66820) Location: 31.56511 N, 110.32246 W
Population (1990): 32983 (12927 housing units)
Area: 368.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 85635

Sierra County, CA (county, FIPS 91) Location: 39.59074 N, 120.49915 W
Population (1990): 3318 (2166 housing units)
Area: 2469.4 sq km (land), 22.3 sq km (water)

Sierra County, NM (county, FIPS 51) Location: 33.13560 N, 107.18584 W
Population (1990): 9912 (6457 housing units)
Area: 10827.5 sq km (land), 145.2 sq km (water)

Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ (CDP, FIPS 66845) Location: 31.46059 N, 110.21743 W
Population (1990): 9237 (3814 housing units)
Area: 295.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Alta Sierra, CA (CDP, FIPS 1360) Location: 39.12286 N, 121.05261 W
Population (1990): 5709 (2327 housing units)
Area: 21.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

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