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Cimarron definition

Cim·ar·ron (sim′ə rän′, -rōn′)

river flowing from NE N.Mex. eastward to the Arkansas River, near Tulsa, Okla.: c. 600 mi (966 km)

Etymology: AmSp cimarrón, wild, unruly (< OSp cimarra, thicket): prob. orig. referring to the wild sheep (bighorn) found along its banks

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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