Rio Grande
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Ri·o Grande 
[ree-oh grand, gran-dee, grahn-dey for 1; Port. ree-oo grahn-di for 2, 3] Pronunciation Key
[ree-oh grand, gran-dee, grahn-dey for 1; Port. ree-oo grahn-di for 2, 3] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | Mexican, Rio Bravo. a river flowing from SW Colorado through central New Mexico and along the boundary between Texas and Mexico into the Gulf of Mexico. 1800 mi. (2900 km) long. |
| 2. | a river flowing W from SE Brazil into the Paraná River. 650 mi. (1050 km) long. |
| 3. | Also called Rio Grande do Sul. São Pedro do Río Grande do Sul. |
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Rí·o Gran·de
[ree-oh grahn-dey, -dee; Sp. ree-aw grahn-de] Pronunciation Key
[ree-oh grahn-dey, -dee; Sp. ree-aw grahn-de] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a city in NE Puerto Rico. 12,047. |
| 2. | a river in central Nicaragua, flowing NE to the Caribbean Sea. ab. 200 mi. (320 km) long. |
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| Gran·de 1
(grān'də, gräɴ'dĭ) Pronunciation Key
A river, about 1,046 km (650 mi) long, flowing from southeast Brazil generally northwest to the Paranaíba River, with which it forms the Paraná River. |
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| Rio Grande 1
(grānd', grän'dā, grān'dē) Pronunciation Key
A river, about 3,033 km (1,885 mi) long, rising in southwest Colorado and flowing generally south through central New Mexico to southwest Texas, where it turns southeast and forms the U.S.-Mexican border for the rest of its course. It empties into the Gulf of Mexico near Brownsville, Texas, and Matamoros, Mexico. |
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| Rio Gran·de 2
(grān'də, gräɴ'dĭ) Pronunciation Key
A city of extreme southeast Brazil at the southern entrance of the Lagoa dos Patos. It is a major processing and shipping center. Population: 188,000. |
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| rio grande | |
noun | |
| a North American river; boundary between the United States and Mexico; flows into Gulf of Mexico |
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
Rio Grande [(ree-oh grand, gran-dee)]
Rio Grande [(ree-oh grand, gran-dee)]
River running east from Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico, dividing the United States from Mexico.
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Rio Grande, NJ (CDP, FIPS 63180) Location: 39.02197 N, 74.87772 W
Population (1990): 2505 (1252 housing units)
Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 08242
Rio Grande, OH (village, FIPS 67258) Location: 38.88166 N, 82.37862 W
Population (1990): 995 (301 housing units)
Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
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