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Definition of: cordillera
(kôr′dil·yâr′ə, kôr·dil′ər·ə) noun Geog.
The entire system of mountain ranges that borders a continent or occurs in the same general region. [<Sp. <OSp. cordilla, dim. of cuerda rope <L chorda. See CORD.]
—cor′·dil·le′ran adjective
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