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 Definitions of canyon  [ˈkæn yən]  

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Definition of 'canyon' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) canyon
a deep valley with steep sides, often with a stream flowing through it; gorge.

Etymology:  (1835–45, Amer.; < AmerSp, Sp cañón a long tube, a hollow, der. of cañ(a) tube)

Definition of 'canyon' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) canyon, canon
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall


Definition of 'canyon' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) canyon
a steep valley of rock


Definition of 'canyon' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) canyon
the English form of the Spanish word Ca–on.


Translation of 'canyon' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a deep valley between high steep banks, usually containing a river
the Grand Canyon.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: canyon Arabic flag Arabic: وادٍ ضَيِّقُ عَميقٌ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: каньон
Brazilian flag Brazilian: desfiladeiro Czech flag Czech: kaňon German flag German: der Canyon
Danish flag Danish: kløft; slugt Greek flag Greek: φαράγγι Spanish flag Spanish: cañón
Estonian flag Estonian: kanjon Farsi flag Farsi: درۀ تنگ Finnish flag Finnish: kanjoni
French flag French: canyon Hebrew flag Hebrew: קֶניוֹן Hindi flag Hindi: गंभीर खडड, घाटी
Croatian flag Croatian: kanjon Hungarian flag Hungarian: kanyon Indonesian flag Indonesian: ngarai
Icelandic flag Icelandic: (ár)gljúfur Italian flag Italian: canyon Japanese flag Japanese: 峡谷
Korean flag Korean: 협곡 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: kanjonas Latvian flag Latvian: kanjons
Malay flag Malay: ngarai Dutch flag Dutch: ravijn Norwegian flag Norwegian: dyp elvedal, gjel, juv
Polish flag Polish: kanion Persian flag Persian: درۀ تنگ Pashto flag Pashto: تنګه ژوره دره
Portuguese flag Portuguese: desfiladeiro Romanian flag Romanian: canion Russian flag Russian: каньон
Slovak flag Slovak: kaňon Slovenian flag Slovenian: kanjon Serbian flag Serbian: kanjon
Swedish flag Swedish: kanjon Thai flag Thai: หุบเขาลึก Turkish flag Turkish: vâdi, kanyon
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 峽谷 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: каньйон, глибока ущелина Urdu flag Urdu: کھڈ ، گہری کھڈ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: hẽm núi Chinese flag Chinese: 峡谷

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