Painted Desert


noun
  1. a region in N central Arizona, E of the Colorado River: many-colored rock surfaces.

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How to use Painted Desert in a sentence

  • Overlooking the Painted Desert in every direction, they command a view that beggars all description and almost staggers thought.

British Dictionary definitions for Painted Desert

Painted Desert

noun
  1. a section of the high plateau country of N central Arizona, along the N side of the Little Colorado River Valley: brilliant-coloured rocks; occupied largely by Navaho and Hopi Indians. Area: about 20 000 sq km (7500 sq miles)

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Cultural definitions for Painted Desert

Painted Desert

Hundreds of miles of sandstone formations with a remarkable range of colors; located in northeastern Arizona.

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