English Explanatory Dictionary

canyon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.
verb
  1. Of water, liquid, or another substance, to flow in or into a canyon.
name
  1. An unincorporated community in Algoma district, in north-eastern Ontario, Canada.
  2. An unincorporated community in Kenora district, in north-western Ontario, Canada.
  3. An unincorporated community in Contra Costa County and Alameda County, California, United States.
  4. A ghost town and former gold mining town in El Dorado County, California, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
  6. A city, the county seat of Randall County, Texas, United States.
  7. A ghost town in Whitman County, Washington, United States.
  8. An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States.
  9. A surname.

Pronunciation

kănʹ-yən /ˈkænjən/ /ˈkæɲən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-canyon.wav

Word forms

canyon canyons cañon cañón canyoning canyoned

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cañón. Doublet of cannon.

Synonyms

gorge dale dalles gulch ravine vale valley combe dell slade

Derived words

box canyon Canyon City Canyon County Canyon Diablo canyoned canyoneer canyoneering canyoner canyoning Canyon Lake canyonland Canyonlands canyonless canyonlike canyon oak canyon wren concrete canyon Copper Canyon downcanyon Grand Canyon Hells Canyon Keams Canyon Marble Canyon Muerto Canyon Muerto Canyon hantavirus Muerto Canyon virus Pasture Canyon precanyon slot canyon upcanyon urban canyon Willow Canyon yodel in the canyon
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