Marañón
a river in Peru, flowing N and then E, joining the Ucayali to form the Amazon. 1,000 miles (1,600 km) long.
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How to use Marañón in a sentence
Abundance of cotton in a wild state is found in the Montana Real, and on the banks of the Maranon.
Torrey's Narrative | William TorreyThe Ucayali joins the Maranon, forming the main stream of the Amazon.
Journeys and Experiences in Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile | Henry StephensJaen is a day's stage from the Maranon which one must descend by canoe.
Journeys and Experiences in Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile | Henry StephensThese are the words in which the worthy manager of the Maranon estate related to me the coming of the supposed anarchist.
A Set of Six | Joseph ConradAt the Maranon he lived apart from the station, in a small shed with a metal roof and straw walls, which he called mon atelier.
A Set of Six | Joseph Conrad
British Dictionary definitions for Marañón
/ (Spanish maraˈɲɔn) /
a river in NE Peru, rising in the Andes and flowing northwest into the Ucayali River, forming the Amazon. Length: about 1450 km (900 miles)
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