canyon
pronunciation
How to pronounce canyon in British English:
UK [ˈkænjən]
How to pronounce canyon in American English:
US [ˈkænjən]
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- Noun:
- a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
Word Origin
- canyon (n.)
- "narrow valley between cliffs," 1834, from Mexican Spanish cañon, extended sense of Spanish cañon "a pipe, tube; deep hollow, gorge," augmentative of cano "a tube," from Latin canna "reed" (see cane (n.)). But earlier spelling callon (1560s) might suggest a source in calle "street."
Example
- 1. Making it wider and deeper than the grand canyon .
- 2. Their differences on climate change are as wide as the grand canyon .
- 3. Enjoy a photo gallery of fall foliage inside south cottonwood canyon in chaffee county .
- 4. Nine coal miners and rescuers died at utah crandall canyon mining in 2007 .
- 5. Back when he sold ads to a shitty newspaper in canyon , texas .