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Colorado in British English
(ˌkɒləˈrɑːdəʊ)
noun
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a state of the central US: consists of the Great Plains in the east and the Rockies in the west; drained chiefly by the Colorado, Arkansas, South Platte, and Rio Grande Rivers. Capital: Denver. Pop: 4 550 688 (2003 est). Area: 269 998 sq km (104 247 sq miles)
Abbreviation: Colo. or (with zip code) CO2.
a river in SW North America, rising in the Rocky Mountains and flowing southwest to the Gulf of California: famous for the 1600 km (1000 miles) of canyons along its course. Length: about 2320 km (1440 miles)
3.
a river in central Texas, flowing southeast to the Gulf of Mexico. Length: about 1450 km (900 miles)
4.
a river in central Argentina, flowing southeast to the Atlantic. Length: about 850 km (530 miles)
Word origin
Spanish, literally: red, from Latin colōrātus coloured, tinted red; see colourColorado in American English
(ˌkɑləˈrædoʊ; ˌkæləˈrɑdoʊ)
1.
Mountain State of the W U.S.: admitted, 1876; 103,718 sq mi (268,627 sq km); pop. 4,301,000; cap. Denver
abbrev. CO or Colo2.
river in SW U.S., flowing from the Rocky Mts. of N Colo. southwest through Utah & along the Ariz.-Nev. & Ariz.-Calif. borders into the Gulf of California: 1,450 mi (2,333 km)
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river in Tex., flowing from the NW part southeast into the Gulf of Mexico: 840 mi(1,352 km)
Word origin
< Sp name of the river, Río Colorado, lit., reddish-brown rivercolorado in American English
(ˌkɑləˈrɑdoʊ; ˌ kʌləˈrædoʊ)
adjective
of medium strength and color
said of cigars Word origin
Sp, red, lit., colored, pp. of colorar < L colorare < color: see colorImage ofColorado
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