De Soto
Americannoun
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Hernando or Fernando c1500–42, Spanish soldier and explorer in America.
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a city in NE Texas.
noun
Example Sentences
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Abingdon-based Nexeon will supply the material to Panasonic Energy Co’s $4 billion De Soto, Kansas plant, which is slated to open in early 2025.
From Reuters ● Jul. 24, 2023
Her mice, though undressed, look a bit like William Steig’s Doctor De Soto or his Abel from “Abel’s Island.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2022
On July 18, P-89 was found dead on the shoulder of the 101 between the De Soto Avenue and Winnetka Avenue offramps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2022
Panasonic has picked De Soto, Kansas, to build a new EV battery plant, which projects to bring up to $4 billion in investments for the state, the Kansas governor’s office said in a press release.
From The Verge ● Jul. 19, 2022
De Soto was still able to see some of the densely populated Indian towns lining the lower Mississippi.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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