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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • An arid desert basin of eastern California and western Nevada. Its lowest point is 86 m (282 ft) below sea level.

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  • proper noun A valley in California and Nevada, remarkable for being the lowest-elevated place in North America.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a desert area that is part of the Mojave Desert in eastern California and southwestern Nevada; contains the lowest point in North America

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