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What is the Spanish meaning of the English words 'Sierra Nevada'?
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∙ 13y ago
Sierra is a Spanish word meaning saw. Sierra Nevada is the saw-toothed or jagged mountain range running 400 miles through Nevada and California.
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∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoThe words "Sierra Nevada" are Spanish, not English.
The English translation of the Spanish is "snowy mountain range".
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Who named Nevada?
from the Spanish, first called Sierra Nevada meaning snowy range. Shortened to Nevada in 1861 separation from Utah
How did Reno Nevada get its name?
From out at sea Spanish sailors gazed upon the beautiful mountain ranges of California. They called these mountains Sierra Nevada (snowy range). Sierra Nevada seemed an apt name for the new territory that was being carved out of Utah, but when the deed was done in 1859, the name of this new territory had been shortened to Nevada. As far back as 1857 many names were used to refer to the area that became Nevada, IE: Sierra Nevada Territory; Washoe Territory; Carson Territory; Eastern Slope; Humboldt; Esmeralda; Sierra Plata; Oro Plata and Bullion. But in 1864 the land emerged as "Nevada" a Spanish word meaning snow-covered.
How do you say sierra Nevada in spanish?
Sierra nevada is a Spanish phrase. It means snow-capped mountains
What are Nevada's state meaning?
The name Nevada is derived from the nearby Sierra Nevada mountains, which means "snow-capped mountain range" in Spanish.
Mountain range in California with spanish name?
Sierra Nevada mountains Sierra Nevada mountains
What mountains in the US have spanish names?
Some mountains in the US with Spanish names include Sierra Nevada in California/Nevada, Sangre de Cristo Range in Colorado, and Sierra Blanca in New Mexico.
What was the name Nevada was almost called instead of Nevada?
Sierra Nevada ~ Spanish for snowy range.
What the meaning sierra?
Sierra means "Mountain's?" know like Sierra Nevada's that is a mountain.
How close is Granada Spain to the Sierra Nevada?
It is 550 miles. Distance from Granada to Spanish mountains Sierra Nevada is about 15km.
What is the spanish city at the foot of sierra Nevada?
reno
How did Nevada gets its name?
When Utah and Nevada split the territory, the original territorial name of "Sierra Nevada" was shortened to the current name of Nevada, the Spanish word meaning "snowy range", " snow-capped" or "snow-clad." Even though Nevada is the driest state, explorers based its name on the prominent mountains, the Sierra Nevada range. They paid little attention to the weather in other remote parts of the state. Nevada is named after the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The word Nevada is of Spanish origin and means snow-covered or snowy. The mountains of Nevada get a lot of snow every year.
What are the high mountains in the western us with a Spanish names?
Sierra Nevada.
