Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river of southeast Ontario, Canada, flowing about 265 km (165 mi) south and southeast to Lake Erie.
- A river rising in southeast Iowa and flowing about 350 km (220 mi) southeast across northwest Missouri to the Missouri River.
- A river, about 420 km (260 mi) long, of southern Michigan flowing generally northwest to Lake Michigan.
- A river of northern South Dakota formed by the confluence of its northern and southern forks and flowing about 320 km (200 mi) eastward to the Missouri River. The North Fork rises in southwest North Dakota.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a river in southern Michigan that flows northwest to empty into Lake Michigan
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The Green River (then known as the Grand River) offered immediate challenges, with swiftly moving rapids that led to the river's juncture with the Colorado River.
Kate Kelly: Exploring the Grand Canyon: Only the Brave and Hardy 2009
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Here are some fly fishermen on the Grand River, which is the third best fly-fishing river in Canada.
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And I remember my father taking me, in the middle of this riot, up to a major intersection -- an intersection called Grand River in West Grand Boulevard.
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It is built upon the Grand River, which is two hundred miles long, and empties into Lake Erie.
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There is a route from the Madawaska river to the Bay of Chaleur, and another from the river St. John by the Grand River, which is fifteen miles above the
History of New Brunswick Peter Fisher 1815
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The Green River (then known as the Grand River) offered immediate challenges, with swiftly moving rapids that led to the river's juncture with the Colorado River.
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Go west, young man and stake your claim to the edge of Woodbridge -- 20 prime acres at Forest and Grand River.
Ben Falik: We Bought a School Ben Falik 2011
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Go west, young man and stake your claim to the edge of Woodbridge -- 20 prime acres at Forest and Grand River.
Ben Falik: We Bought a School Ben Falik 2011
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"John," I heard a voice shout as I walked along Lafayette Avenue on my way to Griswald Circle to catch the Grand River bus.
Drug War Snitch - II 2010
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The Republican venture capitalist elected on a platform to shake up state government recently announced that he wouldn't move into the governor's official 8,700-square-foot residence on four acres overlooking the Grand River.
No Thanks, No Mansion for Me, Say More Governors-to-Be Matthew Dolan 2010
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