Tonto
1 Americannoun
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a federally recognized tribe of Apache people of Arizona.
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the Apache language of a federally recognized tribe of Arizona.
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Van der Werf said that she was denied entry at the Tonto National Monument, Saguaro National Park and Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona, according to the lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2024
Gila County authorities said search and rescue crews were dispatched Wednesday morning after county authorities received a 911 call about a pickup truck found in Tonto Creek.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2023
A 2,400-acre tract of Tonto National Forest, which includes Oak Flat, would be exchanged for parcels controlled by Resolution within 60 days after a regulatory process concluded.
From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2023
Harry Smith, you probably know him as Tonto in "Lone Ranger" series, he lived in Los Angeles.
From Salon • Jul. 28, 2021
I think that as we listened to the William Tell Overture, we were supposed to be imagining the Lone Ranger and Tonto riding their horses through the desert.
From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz
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