Sonoran Desert
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From the Spanish sonora (“sonorous”), from Latin sonoros.[1] Compare sonorous.
Proper noun
[edit]- A desert which covers large parts of the southwestern United States in Arizona and California, and of Northwestern Mexico.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]Sonoran Desert
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References
[edit]- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Sonora”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.: “March 22, 2019”