Sierra 210982 224879651 2008-07-10T20:35:43Z Fabienfayard 7456308 /* Organizations */ {{wiktionary|sierra}} {{TOCright}} '''Sierra''' is a word from the Spanish language meaning a mountain range. The word comes from the Latin ''serra'', and literally means "saw." It is used for various mountain ranges in Spanish-speaking or formerly Spanish-speaking countries. == Mountains and mountain ranges == {{main|Sierra mountains}} == Place names == * [[High Sierra Trail]], in California, United States * Republic of [[Sierra Leone]], Africa * [[Sierra (Ecuador)]] * [[Sierra (Peru)]] * [[Sierra County, California]], in the north of the states * [[Sierra Juarez and San Pedro Martir pine-oak forests]], in Baja California, Mexico * A number of mountain ranges and places called [[Sierra Madre]] * [[Sierra National Forest]], in California, United States * [[Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain)]], in Andalusia, Spain * [[Sierra Nevada National Park (Venezuela)]], in Venezuela * [[Sierra Nevada Observatory]], Granada, Spain * [[Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Park]] in northern Colombia * [[Sierra de las Nieves]], in Andalusia, Spain * [[Sierra Valley, California]], in Plumas and Sierra counties ==Other uses== *[[Ford Sierra]], a car produced by the Ford Motor Company from 1982 to 1993, the successor to the Taunus/Cortina *[[GMC Sierra]], a full-size pickup truck produced by General Motors *[[Jamón serrano]], Spanish for "Sierra ham" *The [[NATO phonetic alphabet]] designation for the letter ''S'' *[[Acme Sierra]], an American experimental aircraft built in 1948 *{{Sclass|Sierra|submarine|1}}, a Russian attack nuclear submarine *[[Sierra Mist]], a soft drink *[[Sierra Nevada Brewing Company]], a California based brewery == Organizations == *[[Sierra Bullets]], an ammunition manufacturing company *[[Sierra Club]], an environmental organization in the United States *[[Sierra Club of Canada]], an environmental organization in Canada *Sierra Semiconductor, a semiconductor company now known as [[PMC-Sierra]] *[[Sierra Wireless]], a wireless communications equipment manufacturer *[[Sierra Entertainment]], an American computer game developer and publisher *[[Sierra Flower Trading]], a Canadian flower distributor == In films == *[[Sierra (film)]], a 1950 film starring Audie Murphy *[[Sierra (TV series)]], a 1974-1975 NBC television show that aired on Thursday nights *[[Sierra (The Land Before Time)]], a character in ''[[The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire]]'' *[[La Sierra]], a 2005 US-/Colombian documentary about three boys of a gang in the Colombian drug war in the "Sierra"-District of Medellín, Colombia. == People == *[[Sierra (porn star)]], an African-American erotic actress from Atlanta *[[Rubén Sierra]], a baseball player *[[Jessica Sierra]], ''American Idol 4'' contestant *[[Javier Sierra]], Spanish journalist *[[Ciara]], American singer (pronounced like Sierra but with a different spelling) ==Music== *"Sierra," a song by Cursive from their 2003 album ''[[The Ugly Organ]]'' == See also == * [[serra]], Portuguese for mountain range {{disambig}} [[de:Sierra]] [[es:Sierra]] [[fr:Sierra]] [[ko:시에라]] [[hr:Sierra (razdvojba)]] [[he:סיירה]] [[nl:Sierra]] [[ja:シエラ]] [[pl:Sierra]]