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canyon

can·yon (ca·ņon [or] ca·non)

canyon (cañon [or] canon)

 
pronunciation:
kaen yn
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part of speech: noun
definition: a deep, narrow chasm with steep sides, often with a stream flowing along the bottom.
 
similar words:
arroyo, chasm, col, coulee, defile, gap, gorge, gulch, gully, notch, pass, ravine, valley, water gap
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