ca·ñon  (kān'yən)  n. Variant of canyon. |
| can·yon also ca·ñon (kān'yən) n. A narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge. [Spanish cañon, augmentative of caña, tube, cane, from Latin canna, reed; see cane.] |
| canyon (kān'yən) Pronunciation Key
A long, deep, narrow valley with steep cliff walls, cut into the Earth by running water and often having a stream at the bottom. |
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