Sierra
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This word can easily be mistaken for a female given name, and has been heard that way on various occasions.
Sierra may mean:
- Ford Sierra, a car produced by the Ford Motor Company from 1982 to 1992, the successor to the Taunus/Cortina.
- Jamón serrano, Spanish for "Sierra ham".
- The letter S in the NATO phonetic alphabet.
- Sierra (band), a contemporary Christian band.
- Sierra Bullets, an ammunition manufacturing company.
- Sierra Club, an environmental organization in the United States.
- Sierra Club of/du Canada, an environmental organization in Canada.
- Sierra Entertainment, a video game company.
- Sierra (film), a 1950 film starring Tony Curtis.
- Sierra (porn star), an African-American erotic actress from Atlanta.
- Sierra Systems, an information technology and business consulting company.
- Sierra (tequila), a brand of tequila.
- Sierra (TV series), which aired on NBC Thursday nights as part of the 1974-75 United States network television schedule.
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Place names
A sierra is a word from the Spanish language meaning a mountain range. The word literally means "saw". It is used for various mountain ranges in Spanish-speaking or formerly Spanish-speaking countries.
- Republic of Sierra Leone, Africa.
- Sierra (Ecuador).
- Sierra Madre, Mexico.
- Sierra Nevada (US).
- Sierra Nevada (Spain).
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People
- Rubén Sierra, a baseball player.