sierra nevada

Questions about sierra nevada

What does sierra nevada mean?

sierra nevada means "a mountain range in southern Spain along the Mediterranean coast to the east of Granada". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for sierra nevada?

Close synonyms include Sierra Nevada Mountains, High Sierra. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sierra nevada a common word?

sierra nevada is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.