Cordille'ras (lit. 'chains'), a name applied in America to various chains of mountains. The Cordilleras of South America are described under ANDES; and the Rocky Mountains are the Cordilleras of North America. Those of Central America extend from Darien to the north of Mexico. See AMERICA, MEXICO.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 3: Catarrh to Dion, p. 475
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