cordillera

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cordillera /ˌkɔːdɪˈljɛːrə/

▶noun a system or group of parallel mountain ranges together with the intervening plateaux and other features, especially in the Andes or the Rocky Mountains.

– origin C18: Sp., from cordilla, dimin. of cuerda ‘cord’, from L. chorda (see cord).

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