Sierra Madre

American  

[see-er-uh mah-drey, syer-rah mah-thre] / siˈɛr ə ˈmɑ dreɪ, ˈsyɛr rɑ ˈmɑ ðrɛ /

noun

1. a mountain range extending from S Wyoming into N Colorado.

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

3. a town in S California.

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Sierra Madre British  

/ ˈsjɛrra ˈmaðre /

noun

1. (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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Example Sentences

The water agencies that Edison sued also include the Sierra Madre City Water Dept.,

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The firestorms destroyed swaths of other neighborhoods too, including Malibu, Topanga, Sierra Madre and Altadena, where businesses and homeowners also are struggling to build back.

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The parade begins on Orange Grove Boulevard, then turns east onto Colorado for the bulk of the trek before ending at Sierra Madre Boulevard.

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Four floats — from the cities of Burbank and Sierra Madre, the Walt Disney Co., and Trader Joe’s — broke down amid the wet conditions.

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The 5.5-mile parade route begins on Orange Grove Boulevard, then turns east onto Colorado for the bulk of the trek before ending at Sierra Madre Boulevard.

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