Llano Estacado

[lah-noh es-tuh-kah-doh, lan-oh]

Lla·no Es·ta·ca·do

[lah-noh es-tuh-kah-doh, lan-oh]
noun
a large plateau in the SW United States, in W Texas and SE New Mexico: cattle-grazing region. 1000–5000 feet (300–1500 meters) above sea level.
Also called Staked Plain.
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Llano Estacado has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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Llano Estacado (ˈlɑːnəʊ ˌɛstəˈkɑːdəʊ)
 
n
Also called: Staked Plain the S part of the Great Plains of the US, extending over W Texas and E New Mexico: oil and natural gas resources. Chief towns: Lubbock and Amarillo. Area: 83 700 sq km (30 000 sq miles)

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