SIERRA NEVADA

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sierra Nevada mean? 

• SIERRA NEVADA (noun)
  The noun SIERRA NEVADA has 2 senses:

1. a mountain range in southern Spain along the Mediterranean coast east of Granada
2. a mountain range in eastern California; contains Mount Whitney

  Familiarity information: SIERRA NEVADA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SIERRA NEVADA (noun)

Meaning:

A mountain range in southern Spain along the Mediterranean coast east of Granada

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

chain; chain of mountains; mountain chain; mountain range; range; range of mountains (a series of hills or mountains)

Holonyms ("Sierra Nevada" is a part of...):

Espana; Kingdom of Spain; Spain (a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power)

Meaning:

A mountain range in eastern California; contains Mount Whitney

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

High Sierra; Sierra Nevada Mountains; Sierra Nevada

Instance hypernyms:

chain; chain of mountains; mountain chain; mountain range; range; range of mountains (a series of hills or mountains)

Meronyms (parts of "Sierra Nevada"):

Donner Pass (a mountain pass in northeastern California near Lake Tahoe; site where in 1844 some members of an emigrant party survived by eating those who had died)

Mount Whitney; Whitney (the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada range in California (14,494 feet high))

Holonyms ("Sierra Nevada" is a part of...):

CA; Calif.; California; Golden State (a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes)