Yellowstone

/ˈjɛləʊstəʊn/name
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1

A national park of the USA, located in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.

2

A river that rises in the park before flowing through Wyoming, Montana and North Dakota, where it empties into the Missouri River.

3

A nickname for the 2-8-8-4 locomotive configuration.

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Alliteration

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Consonance

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