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Donner Pass

Donner Pass proper noun: a mountain pass in the northern Sierra Nevada of California.

Proper noun

Donner Pass

  1. A mountain pass in the northern Sierra Nevada of California

Origin of Donner Pass

Named after the ill-fated Donner Party.

Questions about Donner Pass

What does Donner Pass mean?
Donner Pass means a mountain pass in the northern Sierra Nevada of California.
What part of speech is Donner Pass?
Donner Pass is a proper noun.

Words near Donner Pass in the dictionary

  1. Donnelley
  2. Donnells
  3. Donnelly
  4. Donnelson
  5. donner
  6. Donner Pass
  7. donnered
  8. donnering
  9. Donnermeyer
  10. donners
  11. Donnesque

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