Canyon Definition
kănyən
canyons
noun
canyons
A long, narrow valley between high cliffs, often with a stream flowing through it.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Canyon
Noun
Singular:
canyon
Plural:
canyonsOrigin of Canyon
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Spanish cañón possibly augmentative of caña tube, cane (from Latin canna reed cane) or alteration of callón canyon (from augmentative of calle street, road) (from Latin callis path) (of unknown origin)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Spanish cañón
From Wiktionary
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