Sorata

American

[saw-rah-tuh] / sɔˈrɑ tə /

noun

Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6,550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6,485 meters).

Sorata British

/ soˈrata /

noun

a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes: the highest mountain in the Cordillera Real, with two peaks, Ancohuma, 6550 m (21 490 ft), and Illampu, 6485 m (21 276 ft)

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Example Sentences

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Mr. Hinshaw was born to Quaker missionaries in Sorata, Bolivia.

From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2015

The canoe turned around in spite of him, drove out into the stream, and, while he strove desperately to steer her, struck the Sorata with a crash.

From Thrice Armed by Bindloss, Harold

In Chapter VIII, a missing quotation mark was added before I was there two years, and the others gazed at the Sorata expressionlessly was changed to the others gazed at the Sorata expressionlessly.

From Thrice Armed by Bindloss, Harold

"One would consider the Sorata forty feet long."

From Thrice Armed by Bindloss, Harold

He looked around at the Sorata with a shout.

From Thrice Armed by Bindloss, Harold

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