(geography) An extensive, continent-wide chain of mountains, especially one in the Americas.

plural of cordillera

A province of Bolivia, see Cordillera Province (Bolivia) / A province of Chile, see Cordillera Province, Chile / A department of Paraguay, see Cordillera Department

(geography) A chain of mountain ranges (cordillera) that consists of an almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges that form the western backbone of North America, Central America, South America and Antarctica.

a landlocked administrative region of the Philippines situated within the island of Luzon

Relating to a cordillera.