"Continental Divide" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Named after a continental divide. Etymology templates: {{l|en|continental divide}} continental divide Head templates: {{en-prop|head=Continental Divide}} Continental Divide
  1. An unincorporated community in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. Categories (place): Places in New Mexico, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in New Mexico, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Continental_Divide-en-name-wOUn3EDw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28
  2. A continental divide in the Americas to the west of which water drains into the Pacific Ocean, and to the east of which it flows variously into the Atlantic or Arctic Ocean. Synonyms: Great Divide
    Sense id: en-Continental_Divide-en-name-TZH-7HN3

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