Gran Chaco

[ grahn chah-kaw ]

/ grɑn ˈtʃɑ kɔ /

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noun

an extensive subtropical region in central South America, in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. 300,000 sq. mi. (777,000 sq. km).

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Also called Chaco.

Words nearby Gran Chaco

granary, granary weevil, Granby, Gran Canaria, gran cassa, Gran Chaco, grand, grandad, grandad shirt, grandam, Grand Army of the Republic

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How to use Gran Chaco in a sentence

He showed me remnants of a thousand-year-old holy road for foot travel in the tradition of Chaco Canyon National Historic Park.
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Attempts to export shale oil and gas, for example, have run smack into legal and regulatory barriers as old as a Gran Torino.
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Or perhaps you recognize him from Flags of Our Fathers, Gran Torino, or Invictus.
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But Eastwood is also loved by young voters who remember him in Million Dollar Baby and Gran Torino.
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The Gran Torino is a dinosaur, and so is Walt Koslowski (Eastwood).
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He's very tall an' gran', an' w'ars fine close, an' han's is white as a cotton bat, but his eyes doan set right in his head.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
He did come,—a big, gran' man, wid a look which made me glad Miss Dory was in heaven 'stead of livin' wid him.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
To Mildred he was one of that numerous army of brevet relations known as gran-pop, pop, or uncle.
The Fifth String |John Philip Sousa
"Ay, an' it's a gran' price for onybody wha kens aboot it," said auld Jamie Lauder.
The Underworld|James C. Welsh
"It's an awfu' gran' book, Rob," she would say after a time, while she strove to subdue the sobs in her breast.
The Underworld|James C. Welsh

British Dictionary definitions for Gran Chaco

Gran Chaco

/ (Spanish ɡran ˈtʃako) /

noun

a plain of S central South America, between the Andes and the Paraguay River in SE Bolivia, E Paraguay, and N Argentina: huge swamps and scrub forest Area: about 780 000 sq km (300 000 sq miles)Often shortened to: Chaco

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