Sierra Madre

[ see-er-uh-mah-drey; for 2 also Spanish syer-rah mah-thre ]

/ siˈɛr ə ˈmɑ dreɪ; for 2 also Spanish ˈsyɛr rɑ ˈmɑ ðrɛ /

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noun

a mountain range extending from S Wyoming into N Colorado.

two parallel mountain chains in Mexico, bordering the central plateau on the E and W, and extending SE into N Guatemala.

a town in S California.

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Words nearby Sierra Madre

sierra, Sierra Blanca Peak, Sierra Leone, Sierra Leonean, Sierra lily, Sierra Madre, Sierra Madre del Sur, Sierra Morena, Sierra Nevada, Sierra Vista, sies

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How to use Sierra Madre in a sentence

Now they, too, were living a free life in the Sierra Madre Mountains.
The Story of Geronimo|James Arthur Kjelgaard
This was his whole outfit for a winter campaign in the Sierra Madre.
Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2)|Carl Lumholtz
As we neared the great range of the Sierra Madre mountains, I felt, as children say, we were "getting warm."
I Walked in Arden|Jack Crawford
The Defile is a veritable cañon that would be quite in place in the Sierra Madre.
The Christmas Kalends of Provence|Thomas A. Janvier

Along the north-west a vast volume of black vapour rolled up over the Sierra Madre, and rested upon the peaks of the mountains.
The Rifle Rangers|Captain Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for Sierra Madre

Sierra Madre

/ (Spanish ˈsjɛrra ˈmaðre) /

noun

(functioning as singular) the main mountain system of Mexico, extending for 2500 km (1500 miles) southeast from the N border: consists of the Sierra Madre Oriental in the east, the Sierra Madre Occidental in the west, and the Sierra Madre del Sur in the south. Highest peak: Citlaltépetl, 5636 m (18 492 ft) (disputed)

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