Diamantina

[ dahy-uh-muhn-tee-nuh ]

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noun

an intermittent river in E Australia, flowing S to Lake Eyre. 560 miles (900 km) long.

For many years Brazil was celebrated for its diamonds—obtained chiefly from a town in the interior named Diamantina.

At a point known as Diamantina Gates it finds an exit through a narrow gorge in a low range.

Diamantina was very fond of being on the river, and she was delighted at this chance of delighting her tastes.

Seeing her father's eyes fixed on the stream, Diamantina looked hastily in that direction.

In company with W. Landsborough, in 1866, he explored and named the Diamantina and other western rivers.

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