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Painted Desert

Painted Desert proper noun: a United States region of badlands in the Four Corners area, running from near the east end of Grand Canyon National Park and southeast into Petrified Forest National Park.

Proper noun

the Painted Desert

  1. A United States region of badlands in the Four Corners area, running from near the east end of Grand Canyon National Park and southeast into Petrified Forest National Park.
  2. A desert in the Far North of South Australia, known for its distinctive mesas, mountains, and geological formations.

Questions about Painted Desert

What does Painted Desert mean?
Painted Desert means a United States region of badlands in the Four Corners area, running from near the east end of Grand Canyon National Park and southeast into Petrified Forest National Park.
What part of speech is Painted Desert?
Painted Desert is a proper noun.

Words near Painted Desert in the dictionary

  1. painted by numbers
  2. painted cat
  3. painted cats
  4. painted comber
  5. painted combers
  6. Painted Desert
  7. painted dog
  8. painted dogs
  9. painted down
  10. painted drop tongue
  11. painted finch

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