Painted Desert

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Paint·ed Desert (p

A plateau region of north-central Arizona east of the Colorado and Little Colorado Rivers. Irregularly eroded layers of red and yellow sediment and clay have left striking bands of color.

Painted Desert

(Placename) a section of the high plateau country of N central Arizona, along the N side of the Little Colorado River Valley: brilliant-coloured rocks; occupied largely by Navaho and Hopi Indians. Area: about 20 000 sq. km (7500 sq. miles)

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Painted Desert - a desert on a high plateau in northeastern Arizona

Arizona, Grand Canyon State, AZ - a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon

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