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/kənˈeɪdiən rˈɪvər/ Listen

Canadian River

noun

A river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma. Synonym: Canadian.

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"Canadian River" Quotes from Famous Books

... disposed to let them pass without any kind of interruption; but during the summer of 1826 they began to steal the mules and the horses of the travellers; yet they killed nobody till 1828. Then a little caravan, returning from Santa Fe, followed the stream of the north fork of the Canadian river. Two of the traders, having preceded the company in search of game, fell asleep on the edge of a brook. These were espied by a band of Indians, who surprised them, seized their rifles, took their scalps and retired before the caravan had reached the brook, which had been ...

— Monsieur Violet • Frederick Marryat

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Words linked to "Canadian River" : Sooner State, nm, Land of Enchantment, Texas, Oklahoma, river, TX, New Mexico, ok, Lone-Star State