painted desert

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Definition of painted desert in English English dictionary

a desert area in Arizona in the southwestern US, east of the Little Colorado River. It is famous for the red, brown, and purple rock surfaces on the plateaus (=large areas of flat land higher than the land around them). Region, north-central Arizona, U.S. It stretches about 150 mi (240 km) from the Grand Canyon to Petrified Forest National Park and has an area of about 7,500 sq mi (19,425 sq km). The name was first used in 1858 by a government explorer to describe the area's brilliantly coloured rock surfaces, exposed by erosion. A large part of the desert lies within Navajo and Hopi Indian reservations. The Navajo peoples use the various sands for their ceremonial sand paintings

a desert on a high plateau in northeastern Arizona

Hyphenation

paint·ed des·ert

Turkish pronunciation

peyntıd dîzırt

Pronunciation

/ˈpāntəd dəˈzərt/ /ˈpeɪntəd dɪˈzɜrt/