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Sierra Morena

British  
/ ˈsjɛrra moˈrena /

noun

  1. (functioning as singular) a mountain range in SW Spain, between the Guadiana and Guadalquivir Rivers. Highest peak: Estrella, 1299 m (4262 ft)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The first significant snowfall of the season is expected to affect the Cantabrian mountains as well as the Sierra Morena mountains and the Central and Betic chains as colder air moves across the Peninsula.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2024

Also look for a pink bourbon variety coffee from finca Sierra Morena in Colombia, “gracefully tart.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2024

Two of them bear an identifying mark, making it possible to reveal part of their history and to confirm the great importance of mining importance in the central Sierra Morena area during the Roman period.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2024

In early 1965, a park ranger reported to the police that he had seen a man with long hair, dressed in a deerskin, roaming the Sierra Morena.

From The Guardian • Aug. 28, 2018

Far away to the north the Sierra Morena limits the prospect.

From Southern Spain by Calvert, A. F. (Albert Frederick)

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