English-Thai Dictionary

sierra

N เทือกเขา  tuek-kao

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SIERRA

Si *er "ra, n. Etym: [Sp. , properly, a saw, fr. L. serra a saw. See Serrate. ]

 

Defn: A ridge of mountain and craggy rocks, with a serrated or irregular outline; as, the Sierra Nevada. The wild sierra overhead. Whitter.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sierra

si er ra |sēˈerə siˈɛrə | ▶noun 1 a long jagged mountain chain. 2 a code word representing the letter S, used in radio communication. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: Spanish, from Latin serra ‘saw. ’

 

Sierra Club

Sierra Club a North American environmental group, founded in 1892. The pioneering naturalist John Muir was its first president.

 

Sierra Leone

Si er ra Le one |sēˌerə lēˈōn siˌɛrə liˈoʊn | a country on the coast of West Africa; pop. 5,132,100 (est. 2009 ); capital, Freetown; languages, English (official ), English Creole, Temne, and other West African languages. An area of British influence from the late 18th century, the district around Freetown on the coast became a colony in 1807, serving as a center for operations against slave traders. The large inland territory was not declared a protectorate until 1896. Sierra Leone achieved independence within the Commonwealth of Nations in 1961 but was suspended from the organization in 1997 following military coups in 1992 and 1997. National elections were held in 2002, and UN peacekeepers withdrew in 2004, but the situation remained unstable. DERIVATIVES Si er ra Le o ne an |lēˈōnēən |adjective & noun

 

Sierra Madre

Si er ra Ma dre |ˈmäˌdrā siˌɛrə ˈmɑdreɪ | a mountain system in Mexico that extends from the border with the US on the north to the southern border with Guatemala.

 

Sierra Nevada

Si er ra Ne va da |sierənəˈvædə | 1 a mountain range in southern Spain, in Andalusia, southeast of Granada. 2 a mountain range in eastern California. Rising sharply from the Great Basin on the east, it descends more gently to California's Central Valley on the west.

 

Sierra Vista

Si er ra Vis ta |sēˈerə ˈvistə siˌɛrə ˈvɪstə | a city in the southeastern corner of Arizona, just north of the Mexican border; pop. 43,320 (est. 2008 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

sierra

sierra |sɪˈɛrə, sɪˈɛːrə | ▶noun 1 (especially in Spanish-speaking countries or the western US ) a long jagged mountain chain. 2 a code word representing the letter S, used in radio communication. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: Spanish, from Latin serra ‘saw ’.

 

Sierra Club

Sierra Club a North American environmental group, founded in 1892. The pioneering naturalist John Muir was its first president.

 

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone |lɪˈəʊn | a country on the coast of West Africa; pop. 5,132,100 (est. 2009 ); languages, English (official ), English Creole, Temne, and other West African languages; capital, Freetown. An area of British influence from the late 18th century, the district around Freetown on the coast became a colony in 1807, serving as a centre for operations against slave traders. The large inland territory was not declared a protectorate until 1896. Sierra Leone achieved independence within the Commonwealth in 1961 but was suspended from the organization between 1997 and 2001 following military coups in 1992 and 1997. DERIVATIVES Sierra Leonean adjective & noun

 

Sierra Madre

Sierra Madre |ˈmɑːdreɪ | a mountain system in Mexico, extending from the border with the US in the north to the southern border with Guatemala.

 

Sierra Nevada

Sierra Nevada |nəˈvɑːdə | 1 a mountain range in southern Spain, in Andalusia, south-east of Granada. 2 a mountain range in eastern California. Rising sharply from the Great Basin in the east, it descends more gently to California's Central Valley in the west.

 

Sierra Vista

Si er ra Vis ta |sēˈerə ˈvistə siˌɛrə ˈvɪstə | a city in the southeastern corner of Arizona, just north of the Mexican border; pop. 43,320 (est. 2008 ).

 

Duden Dictionary

Sierra

Si er ra Substantiv, feminin , die |ˈsi̯ɛra |die Sierra; Genitiv: der Sierra, Plural: die Sierras und Sierren spanisch sierra < lateinisch serra = Säge spanische Bezeichnung für: Gebirgskette

 

Sierra Leone

Si er ra Le o ne Eigenname |Si e rra Le o ne |Sierra Leones Staat in Afrika

 

Sierra Leoner

Si er ra Le o ner , Si er ra-Le o ner Substantiv, maskulin , der Sierra-Leoner |Sierra Le o ner Sierra-Le o ner |der Sierra Leoner; Genitiv: des Sierra Leoners, Sierra Leoner der Sierra-Leoner; Genitiv: des Sierra-Leoners, Plural: die Sierra-Leoner Einwohnerbezeichnung

 

Sierra Leonerin

Si er ra Le o ne rin , Si er ra-Le o ne rin Substantiv, feminin , die Sierra-Leonerin |Si e rra Le o nerin Sierra-Le o nerin |die Sierra Leonerin; Genitiv: der Sierra Leonerin, Sierra Leonerinnen die Sierra-Leonerin; Genitiv: der Sierra-Leonerin, Plural: die Sierra-Leonerinnen weibliche Form zu Sierra Leoner

 

sierra-leonisch

si er ra-le o nisch Adjektiv |sierra-le o nisch |Sierra Leone, die Sierra Leoner betreffend; von den Sierra Leonern stammend, zu ihnen gehörend

 

Sierra Nevada

Si er ra Ne va da Substantiv, feminin , die |Si e rra Nev a da |die Sierra Nevada; Genitiv: der Sierra Nevada spanisch = Schneegebirge 1 Gebirge in Südspanien 2 zu den Kordilleren gehörende Gebirgskette in den USA

 

French Dictionary

sierra

sierra n. f. nom féminin Chaîne de montagnes dans les pays de culture espagnole. : La sierra Madre. Des sierras. Note Orthographique sie rr a.

 

Spanish Dictionary

sierra

sierra nombre femenino 1 Herramienta que sirve para cortar madera y otros cuerpos duros y que está formada por una hoja de acero con dientes al borde y sujeta a un mango .sierra eléctrica o sierra mecánica Sierra portátil formada por un motor y una rueda plana y ovalada alrededor de la cual lleva una cadena dentada que gira a gran velocidad cuando se activa .2 Conjunto de montañas de menor proporción que la cordillera :entre las sierras de Tandilia y Ventania se halla la Pampa interpuesta o interserrana; siempre veranean en las sierras de Minas .3 Pez marino emparentado con el tiburón y la raya de hasta 6 m de longitud .También pez sierra . VÉASE dientes de sierra .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sierra

si er ra /siérə /名詞 C 1 (スペインなどの )のこぎり状の山脈 .2 〘魚 〙サワラ .

 

Sierra Leone

Si er ra Le one /sièrə -lióʊn /名詞 シエラレオネ 〘アフリカ西端の共和国, もと英国の植民地; 首都Freetown 〙.

 

Sierra Nevada

Si er ra Ne va da /sièrə -nɪvǽdə, -vɑ́ːdə /名詞 〖the ～〗シエラネバダ (山脈 ) 〘a 米国California州東部の山脈.b スペイン南部の山脈 〙.