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Hoover Dam

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Hoover Dam (proper noun)

Hoover Dam /ˈhuːvɚ/ proper noun

Hoover Dam

/ˈhuːvɚ/

proper noun

Britannica Dictionary definition of HOOVER DAM

: dam in the U.S. on the Colorado River between Nevada and Arizona

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