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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river rising in the mountains of western New Mexico and flowing about 1,050 km (650 mi) generally westward across southern Arizona to the Colorado River at Yuma in southwestern Arizona.
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- noun a river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River
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Examples
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The journey to the Gila River was a hard one, but the chronicler was compensated by seeing "the long looked-for country of California," which it was not.
Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert James H. McClintock
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Maricopa Indian reservations, commonly known as the Gila River and Salt
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 9, part 1: Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison 1867
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"All along the country by the Gila River is the stronghold of the
The Golden Canyon Contents: the Golden Canyon; the Stone Chest 1867
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For instance, in 1853, when the United States wanted to add a strip of Mexico along the Gila River to support a railroad route, the Mexican government agreed to sell the land without raising a hint of war to block the Gadsden Purchase.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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For instance, in 1853, when the United States wanted to add a strip of Mexico along the Gila River to support a railroad route, the Mexican government agreed to sell the land without raising a hint of war to block the Gadsden Purchase.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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The six were thrown about 10 yards in the accident about 5: 30 a.m. on the Gila River Indian Reservation near the community of Sacaton, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
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The six were thrown about 10 yards in the accident about 5: 30 a.m. on the Gila River Indian Reservation near the community of Sacaton, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
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The six were thrown about 10 yards in the accident about 5: 30 a.m. on the Gila River Indian Reservation near the community of Sacaton, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
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An O'odham elder on the Gila River Indian Community took pity on me, though, and taught me a bit of Arizona history.
Jeff Biggers: Dear Gov. Jan Brewer: Wax On, Wax Off, Or, Welcome to Arizona, Now Go Home 2010
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"To undo a mistake is always harder than not to create one originally, but we seldom have the foresight," Eleanor Rooseveltdeclared, when she visited the Japanese internment camp in Gila River, Arizona in 1943.
Jeff Biggers: Dear Gov. Jan Brewer: Wax On, Wax Off, Or, Welcome to Arizona, Now Go Home 2010
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