Cordillera Central

[ kawr-thee-ye-rah sen-trahl ]

noun
  1. a mountain range in Colombia: part of the Andes. Highest peak, Huila, 18,700 feet (5,700 meters).

  2. a mountain range in the Dominican Republic. Highest peak, Pico Duarte, 10,414 feet (3,174 meters).

  1. a mountain range in Peru: part of the Andes.

  2. a mountain range in Luzon, Philippines. Highest peak, Mt. Pulog, 9,606 feet (2,928 meters).

  3. a mountain range in central Puerto Rico. Highest peak, Cerro de Punta, 4,389 feet (1,338 meters).

Words Nearby Cordillera Central

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use Cordillera Central in a sentence

  • These fierce and powerful tribes occupy the entire range of the Cordillera Central.

    A History of the Philippines | David P. Barrows
  • To the east of the Cordillera Central the Tinguian call themselves “Ĭt-nĕg′.”

    The Bontoc Igorot | Albert Ernest Jenks
  • The western watershed is an undifferentiated range of the Cordillera Central.

    The Bontoc Igorot | Albert Ernest Jenks
  • The Cordillera Central is as fair and about as varied a mountain country as the tropic sun shines on.

    The Bontoc Igorot | Albert Ernest Jenks