- Donner Pass
- geographical name mountain pass about 7090 feet (2160 meters) E California in Sierra Nevada
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Donner Pass
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Donner Pass — in the 1870s facing East Elevation 7,056 ft (2,151 m) … Wikipedia
Donner Pass — [dän′ər] [after the ill fated Donner party who wintered there 1846 47] mountain pass in E Calif., in the Sierra Nevada: c. 7,100 ft (2,164 m) high … English World dictionary
Donner Pass — Ein Denkmal zur Erinnerung an die Donner Party im Donner Memorial State Park. Die Donner Party (von engl. party = Reisegruppe) bezeichnet eine Gruppe von 87 Siedlern, die im Jahre 1846 auf dem Weg in den Westen der USA waren. Der Name leitet sich … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Donner Pass — noun 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 • Instance Hypernyms: ↑pass, ↑mountain pass, ↑notch • Part Holonyms: ↑California, ↑Golden… … Useful english dictionary
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