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Pend Oreille definition

Pend· Oreille (pän′ də rā′)

  1. river in N Ida. & NE Wash., flowing from Pend Oreille Lake into the Columbia River: 100 mi (161 km)
  2. lake in N Ida.: 148 sq mi (383 sq km)

Etymology: Fr pend(re), to hang + oreille, ear: name given by the Fr to local Salishan Indians who wore ear pendants

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