[kan-yuh
n] 
| a deep valley with steep sides, often with a stream flowing through it. |
[kan-yuhn] | a town in N Texas. 10,724. |
| 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. |