[ree-oh grand, gran-dee, grahn-dey for 1; Port. ree-oo grahn-di for 2, 3] 
| 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. |
[ree-oh grahn-dey, -dee; Sp. ree-aw grahn-de] | 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. |
[soun pe-droo doo ree-oo grahn-di doo sool] | a seaport in SE Rio Grande do Sul, in SE Brazil. 117,500. |
| Gran·de 1 (grān'də, gräɴ'dĭ) 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. |
| Rio Grande 1 (grānd', grän'dā, grān'dē) 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. |
| Rio Gran·de 2 (grān'də, gräɴ'dĭ) A city of extreme southern Brazil at the southern entrance of the Lagoa dos Patos. It is a major processing and shipping center. Population: 188,000. |
River running east from Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico, dividing the United States from Mexico.
oʊ ˈgrænd
