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Snake River

Snake River proper noun: a river located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

Proper noun

the Snake River (uncountable)

  1. a river located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States

Origin of Snake River

After the Shoshone, whom Plains Indians often called “the Snakes”.

Questions about Snake River

What does Snake River mean?
Snake River means a river located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
What part of speech is Snake River?
Snake River is a proper noun.

Words near Snake River in the dictionary

  1. snake pits
  2. snake plant
  3. snake rake
  4. snake rakes
  5. Snake Range
  6. Snake River
  7. snake sea cucumber
  8. snake sea cucumbers
  9. snake shot
  10. snake tail
  11. snake tails

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