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Platte

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Platte  (plt)
A river, about 499 km (310 mi) long, of central Nebraska formed by the confluence of the North Platte and South Platte rivers and flowing eastward to the Missouri River at the Iowa border below Omaha.
Platte [plæt]
n
(Placename) a river system of the central US, formed by the confluence of the North Platte and South Platte at North Platte, Nebraska: flows generally east to the Missouri River. Length: 499 km (310 miles)
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Noun1.PlattePlatte - a river in Nebraska that flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River
Platte River
Cornhusker State, Nebraska, NE - a midwestern state on the Great Plains


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The Kansas resemble the Osages in features, dress, and language; they raise corn and hunt the buffalo, ranging the Kansas River, and its tributary streams; at the time of the captain's visit, they were at war with the Pawnees of the Nebraska, or Platte River.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
Anyway, she came pretty close to crossin' the plains, because she was born in a wagon on the River Platte on the way out.
The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack View in context
Now have I been off two days from the family, in search of a plant, that is known to exist on the tributaries of La Platte, without seeing even a blade of grass that is not already enumerated and classed.
The Prairie by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
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