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LLANO
llano
(noun) an extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Llano (plural Llanos)
A surname.
Llano
An unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
A city, the county seat of Llano County, Texas, United States.
the Llano River in Texas. From Spanish llano.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Llano is the 21750th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1196 individuals. Llano is most common among Hispanic/Latino (88.21%) and White (10.37%) individuals.
Etymology
Noun
llano (plural llanos)
A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America.
Source: Wiktionary
Lla"no, n.; pl. Llanos. Etym: [Sp., plain even, level. See Plain.]
Definition: An extensive plain with or without vegetation. [Spanish America]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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