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canyon

Pronunciation:  'kanyun

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  (North America) a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
 
 Synonyms: canon
 
 See Also: canyonside, ravine

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Can"yon\, n.
The English form of the Spanish word {Ca[~n]on}.

 
Dream Dictionary
 
 Definition: Seeing a canyon in your dream, represents your unconscious mind and hidden feelings. It may point to emotions and relationships that you did not recognize.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: A deep gorge or ravine.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: abysm, abyss, arroyo, box canyon, breach, break, cavity, chap, chasm, check, chimney, chink, cleft, cleuch, clough, col, coulee, couloir, crack, cranny, crevasse, crevice, cut, cwm, defile, dell, dike, ditch, donga, draw, excavation, fault, fissure, flaw, flume, fracture, furrow, gap, gape, gash, gill, gorge, groove, gulch, gulf, gully, hole, incision, joint, kloof, leak, moat, notch, nullah, opening, pass, passage, ravine, rent, rift, rime, rupture, scissure, seam, slit, slot, split, trench, valley, void, wadi
 

 

 

 

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