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coincidenceOne of the most significant words in the Joe Leaphorn/Tony Hillerman lexicon. The term refers to apparently random, often... |
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Colorado ChiquitoThe Colorado Chiquito is the Spanish name given to the “Little Colorado River”, a tributary of the Colorado River whose headwaters are in the White Mountains of Arizona... |
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Colorado Gorge, ArizonaThe Colorado Gorge probably refers to the Colorado River Gorge in northeastern Arizona. Geologically created by the Little Colorado River, a tributary of the Colorado... |
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Colorado Plateau, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and UtahA physiographic province that stretches across 130,000 square miles in the Four Corners Region of the American Southwest. The topographic features of this plateau... |
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Colorado RiverThis is the largest river in the Southwestern United States, and its headwaters are located in the state of Colorado at La Poudre Pass Lake. The Colorado runs through... |
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coltA young male horse, under the age of four, that has not been castrated. |
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Comanche people and cultureThe Comanche are a Plains Indian tribe federally recognized as the Comanche Nation, with about half the of the nation's population residing on their designated... |
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communeA commune is a group of people living together and sharing common interests, values, and endeavors, including property, possessions, and resources. In the 1960s and... |
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Communicable Disease LaboratoryA laboratory dedicated to the study of infectious (also known as contagious) diseases, which are diseases that spread from one person to another or from an animal to a... |
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compassA device that uses the Earth's magnetic fields to determine the direction north, for navigation purposes. From the location of true north, other cardinal directions can... |
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complexionA reference to a person's face. Sometimes the word specifically draws attention to skin color (dark, sun-burned, fair), sometime it refers to skin condition (smooth... |
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conchoOften seen with the Anglicized spelling of "concho," a concha is a traditional Native American jewelry design that resembles a concha, which means "shell" in Spanish... |
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concussionA concussion can result from a blow to the head which jars or otherwise impacts the brain. Brain function may be impaired temporarily, although a concussion does not... |
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confessionalThe small enclosure within which a priest hears a Catholic supplicant's confession. |
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confessorThe role a priest plays during a Catholic confession. In this function, the priest witnesses a supplicant's oral and physical expression of his or her desire to "... |
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ConnecticutA state located along the Atlantic coast in New England and one of the thirteen original British colonies in North America. Connecticut officially became a state in... |
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ConocoConoco is another name for the Continental Oil Company, a petroleum company founded in 1875. At one point, Conoco had 1,800 wells throughout the Rocky Mountain region... |
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consciousAware. |
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constableA peace officer who holds the authority to maintain order and safety and arrest suspect criminals. A constable usually functions as an officer of the law in a rural... |
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constellationA term in astronomy referring to a group of stars that can be seen from Earth as forming a certain shape. Various ancient mythologies (such as Greek, Euphratean, and... |
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Continental Divide, North AmericaGenerally speaking, a continental divide is a geographic formation usually located on a continent’s high mountain peaks. Continental divides separate water drainage in... |
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Cooper's hawkMostly found in wooded areas throughout the United States, Cooper's hawks are mid-sized predatory birds. They eat other smaller birds and have been known to forage... |
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cooperativeAn organization or business that is owned by the people who operate it, with responsibilities and revenues shared among the workers. |
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cornCorn is a cereal plant, found throughout the Americas, that yields large grains, or kernels, set in rows on a cob. What we call corn today, however, has traditionally... |
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corn beetleCorn Beetle, also known as Anlt'áni in Navajo, appears in the sandpaintings of some Navajo ceremonials. Early researchers incorrectly translated the Navajo word... |