CENOTE

Meaning of CENOTE in English

[ce.no.te] n [MexSp, fr. Yucatec ts'onot] (1841): a deep sinkhole in limestone with a pool at the bottom that is found esp. in Yucatan

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CENOTE — noun Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from Yucatec ts'onot Date: 1841 a deep sinkhole in limestone with a pool at the bottom …
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CENOTE — sə̇ˈnōd.ē noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, from Maya tzonot : a deep sinkhole especially in Central America and the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CENOTE — /seuh noh"tee/ , n. a deep natural well or sinkhole, esp. in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CENOTE — noun Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from Yucatec ts'onot Date: 1841 : a deep sinkhole in limestone with a pool at the …
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CENOTE — (from Maya dz'onot), natural well or reservoir, common in the Yucatn Peninsula, formed when a limestone surface collapses, exposing water …
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CENOTE — n. Pronunciation: si- ' n ō -t ē Function: noun Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from Yucatec ts'onot Date: 1841 : a …
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TOZZER, ALFRED M(ARSTON) — born July 4, 1877, Lynn, Mass., U.S. died Oct. 5, 1954, Cambridge, Mass. U.S. anthropologist and archaeologist who made substantial …
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MAYAPN — ruined ancient Mayan city, located about 35 miles (55 km) southeast of modern Mrida, Yucatn state, Mex. It became one …
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CHICHN ITZ — ruined ancient Maya city occupying an area of 4 square miles (10 square km) in south-central Yucatn state, Mexico. It …
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CHICHEN ITZA — Additional reading John S. Bolles, Las Monjas: A Major Pre-Mexican Architectural Complex at Chichn Itz (1977); Clemency Chase Coggins and …
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