Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river rising in northeast New Mexico and flowing about 1,220 km (760 mi) eastward across the Texas Panhandle to the Arkansas River in eastern Oklahoma.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma
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Examples
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Nope, not me unless you're referring to the Canadian River, which is in Texas.
Happy Wending! 2010
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Earlier this month, Texas Tech University Professor Gene Wilde collected specimens of another type of threatened shiner in the Canadian River near Oklahoma to study and preserve, his first such effort since he began studying rivers in 1976.
Scientists Fish for Way to Save Shiners Ana Campoy 2011
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The Canadian River runs through part of the ranch, which also has about 13 miles of frontage on Lake Conchas.
Former Avon Chief Sells for $8.5 Million JULIET CHUNG 2010
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Patrick Bates The Canadian River runs through part of the ranch, which also has about 13 miles of frontage on Lake Conchas.
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Kiowas, equally untouchable above the Canadian River, were raiding, too, often in tandem with Comanches.
EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON S. C. Gwynne 2010
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Patrick Bates The Canadian River runs through part of the ranch, which also has about 13 miles of frontage on Lake Conchas.
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The Canadian River runs through part of the ranch, which also has about 13 miles of frontage on Lake Conchas.
Former Avon Chief Sells for $8.5 Million JULIET CHUNG 2010
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Patrick Bates The Canadian River runs through part of the ranch, which also has about 13 miles of frontage on Lake Conchas.
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Large enough to have its own zip code at one point, it also has barns and other structures, and the Canadian River runs through it.
Private 2010
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The Canadian River runs through part of the ranch, which also has about 13 miles of frontage on Lake Conchas.
Former Avon Chief Sells for $8.5 Million JULIET CHUNG 2010
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