Sierra Madre

proper noun

A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A number of mountain ranges
  2. A number of mountain ranges:
    1. in southwestern California: Sierra Madre (California)

Origin

  1. SpanishSierra Madre“mother range”
  2. EnglishSierra Madre

From Spanish Sierra Madre (“mother range”).

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APA

Sierra Madre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sierra%20Madre

MLA

“Sierra Madre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sierra%20Madre. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sierra Madre,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sierra%20Madre.

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