Cordilleranadj.

/kɔːdɪˈljɛːrən/

Etymology: < cordillera n. + -an suffix.

Originally U.S.

Designating, pertaining to, or resembling the Cordilleras.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > mountain > [adjective] > range > spec

Alpine?a1475

Pyrene?a1475

Riphaean1555

Pyrenean?1556

Pyrenee1590

hercynian1598

Alpic1611

Appalachian1672

Carpathian1673

Rhipaean1703

Alleghenian1740

Altaic1762

Altaian1780

Balkan1785

Uralian1801

Lepontine1802

Altai1824

Dinaric1833

Andean1845

Alpigene1847

Lepontian1857

Uralic1861

Himalayan1866

Cordilleran1891

Andine1900

Armorican1906

Variscan1906

1891 Scribner's Mag. Oct. 465/1 We might think of our Cordilleran system as a great plateau, of unequal height in different parts, and everywhere bearing upon its surface a system of mountain ranges.

1896 National Geographic Mag. 7 293 The Rocky mountain region of the North American continent, or, as called by others, the cordilleran region.

1940 Geogr. Jrnl. 96 125 It may be questioned..how far one dare infer..that similar superficial outlines imply identical stress developments alike in ridges 2 kilometres in length and in cordilleran ranges.

1968 Encycl. Brit. VI. 490/1 In North America the Rocky Mountains, the Sierra Nevada and the mountains between them are collectively known as the Cordilleras, and the entire area has been termed the Cordilleran region.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	cordilleran
释义	Cordilleranadj. /kɔːdɪˈljɛːrən/ Etymology: < cordillera n. + -an suffix. Originally U.S. Designating, pertaining to, or resembling the Cordilleras. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > mountain > [adjective] > range > spec Alpine?a1475 Pyrene?a1475 Riphaean1555 Pyrenean?1556 Pyrenee1590 hercynian1598 Alpic1611 Appalachian1672 Carpathian1673 Rhipaean1703 Alleghenian1740 Altaic1762 Altaian1780 Balkan1785 Uralian1801 Lepontine1802 Altai1824 Dinaric1833 Andean1845 Alpigene1847 Lepontian1857 Uralic1861 Himalayan1866 Cordilleran1891 Andine1900 Armorican1906 Variscan1906 1891 Scribner's Mag. Oct. 465/1 We might think of our Cordilleran system as a great plateau, of unequal height in different parts, and everywhere bearing upon its surface a system of mountain ranges. 1896 National Geographic Mag. 7 293 The Rocky mountain region of the North American continent, or, as called by others, the cordilleran region. 1940 Geogr. Jrnl. 96 125 It may be questioned..how far one dare infer..that similar superficial outlines imply identical stress developments alike in ridges 2 kilometres in length and in cordilleran ranges. 1968 Encycl. Brit. VI. 490/1 In North America the Rocky Mountains, the Sierra Nevada and the mountains between them are collectively known as the Cordilleras, and the entire area has been termed the Cordilleran region. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < adj.1891
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