NOUN | object | Donner Pass | a mountain pass in northeastern California near Lake Tahoe |
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Meaning | A mountain pass in northeastern California near Lake Tahoe; site where in 1844 some members of an emigrant party survived by eating those who had died. | |
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Instance of | pass, mountain pass, notch | The location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks |
Part of | California, Golden State, CA, Calif. | A state in the western United States on the Pacific |
Sierra Nevada, Sierra Nevada Mountains, High Sierra | A mountain range in eastern California |
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