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
Rock was being brought to the scene from nearby quarries to build a platform for providing officials with access to remove the train, said De Soto Fire Chief Chris Mussatti.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 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
The calamity wreaked by the De Soto expedition, Ramenofsky and Galloway argued, extended across the whole Southeast.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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