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Salt River
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English
+ (politics)
Etymology
In US politics, after the Salt River in Kentucky. Various explanations exist.
Pronunciation
en En-au-Salt River.ogg AU
Proper noun
Salt River
en archaic _ US _ slang Used in reference to losing an election; found especially in the phrase "rowed up Salt River".
A number of rivers and settlements in various countries:
en river r:suf/Wheatbelt s/Western Australia.
en river p/Alberta ; river terr/Northwest Territories A river in Alberta and the Northwest Territories which joins the Slave River.
en settlement at the mouth of this river in terr/Northwest Territories.
en community/and/river in c/Jamaica.
en river in p:suf/Western Cape and p:suf/Eastern Cape c/South Africa which flows into the sea/Indian Ocean at en Port Elizabeth.
en river p:suf/Western Cape c/South Africa which flows into bay/Table Bay at en Cape Town.
en suburb city/Cape Town c/South Africa, near Table Bay.
In the United States:
en river s/Arizona, a tributary of the Gila River.
en river s/California, which joins the Eel River (California) Eel River estuary, at its outlet to the Pacific Ocean.
en river s/Kentucky, a tributary of the Ohio River.
en unincorporated community co/Bullitt County s/Kentucky.
en river co/Macomb County s/Michigan.
en river co/Midland County and co/Isabella County s/Michigan.
en river s/Missouri a tributary of the riv/Mississippi.
en unincorporated community co/Ralls County s/Missouri, named after the nearby river.
en Two <<townships>> in <<s/Missouri>>, in <<co/Adair County>> and <<co/Audrain County>>.
en river s/Wyoming, a tributary of the Snake River.
en river terr/United States Virgin Islands.