Noun sierra nevada has 2 senses
- Sierra Nevada - a mountain range in southern Spain along the Mediterranean coast east of Granada
--1 is a kind of range, mountain range, range of mountains, chain, mountain chain, chain of mountains
--1 is a part of Spain, Kingdom of Spain, Espana
- Sierra Nevada, Sierra Nevada Mountains, High Sierra - a mountain range in eastern California; contains Mount Whitney
--2 is a kind of range, mountain range, range of mountains, chain, mountain chain, chain of mountains
--2 is a part of California, Golden State, CA, Calif.
--2 has parts: Donner Pass; Whitney, Mount Whitney
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