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yellowstone

noun

Simple meaning

A national park of the USA, located in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.

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ˈjɛloʊstoʊn

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noun

  1. A national park of the USA, located in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.

  2. A tributary of the Missouri River that flows through the Yellowstone National Park

  3. A river that rises in the park before flowing through Wyoming, Montana and North Dakota, where it empties into the Missouri River.

  4. A nickname for the 2-8-8-4 locomotive configuration.

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yellowstone river

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