[kol-uh-rad-oh, -rah-doh] Pronunciation Key | (of cigars) of medium color and strength. |
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[kol-uh-rad-oh, -rah-doh; for 4 also Sp. kaw-law-rah-thaw] Pronunciation Key | 1. | a state in the W United States. 2,888,834; 104,247 sq. mi. (270,000 sq. km). Capital: Denver. Abbreviation: CO (for use with zip code), Col., Colo. |
| 2. | a river flowing SW from N Colorado through Utah and Arizona into the Gulf of California: Grand Canyon; Boulder Dam. 1450 mi. (2335 km) long. |
| 3. | a river flowing SE from W Texas to the Gulf of Mexico. 840 mi. (1350 km) long. |
| 4. | Rí·o [ree-oh; Sp. ree-aw] Pronunciation Key,a river in central Argentina, flowing SE from the Andes to the Atlantic Ocean. 530 mi. (853 km) long. |
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| Col·o·ra·do
(kŏl'ə-rād'ō, -rä'dō) Pronunciation Key
Abbr. CO or Col. or Colo. A state of the west-central United States. It was admitted as the 38th state in 1876. First explored by the Spanish in the 16th and 17th centuries, the region was added to the United States through the Louisiana Purchase (1803) and a cession by Mexico (1848). The Colorado Territory was organized in 1861. Denver is the capital and the largest city. Population: 4,750,000. Col'o·ra'dan, Col'o·ra'do·an adj. & n. |
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| Colorado, Río
A river of central Argentina rising in the Andes and flowing about 853 km (530 mi) southeast to the Atlantic Ocean. |
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Colorado
| colorado | |
noun | |
| 1. | a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains |
| 2. | a river in Texas; flows southeast into the Gulf of Mexico |
| 3. | an important river in the southwestern United States; rises in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado and flows southwest through Utah into Arizona (where it flows through the Grand Canyon) and then southward through the southern tip of Nevada, then forming the border between California and Arizona and finally into Mexico where it empties into the Gulf of California; the main source of water in the southwestern United States |
Colorado
State in the west-central United States in the Rocky Mountains, bordered by Wyoming and Nebraska to the north, Nebraska and Kansas to the east, Oklahoma and New Mexico to the south, and Utah to the west. Its capital and largest city is Denver.
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Colorado City, AZ (town, FIPS 14870) Location: 36.98084 N, 112.98250 W
Population (1990): 2426 (307 housing units)
Area: 27.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 86021
Colorado City, TX (city, FIPS 16120) Location: 32.39975 N, 100.85756 W
Population (1990): 4749 (2166 housing units)
Area: 13.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 79512
Colorado City, CO (CDP, FIPS 15935) Location: 37.94404 N, 104.84629 W
Population (1990): 1149 (552 housing units)
Area: 91.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Colorado County, TX (county, FIPS 89) Location: 29.62176 N, 96.51873 W
Population (1990): 18383 (8537 housing units)
Area: 2494.3 sq km (land), 27.6 sq km (water)
Colorado Springs, CO (city, FIPS 16000) Location: 38.86320 N, 104.75990 W
Population (1990): 281140 (124442 housing units)
Area: 474.5 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 80903, 80904, 80905, 80906, 80907, 80908, 80909
Colorado
Col`o*ra"do\, a. [Sp., red.]1. Reddish; -- often used in proper names of rivers or creeks. [Southwestern U. S.] 2. Medium in color and strength; -- said of cigars. [Cant]
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