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boul·der

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–noun

a detached and rounded or worn rock, esp. a large one.

Also, bowlder.

[Origin: 1610–20; short for boulder stone; ME bulderston < Scand; cf. dial. Sw bullersten big stone (in a stream), equiv. to buller rumbling noise (< OSw bulder) + sten stone

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—Related forms

bouldered, adjective

boul·der·y, adjective

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Boul·der

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–noun

a city in N Colorado. 76,685.

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boul·der also bowl·der Audio Help (bōl'dər) Pronunciation Key
n. A large rounded mass of rock lying on the surface of the ground or embedded in the soil.

[Middle English bulder, of Scandinavian origin; see bhel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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A city of north-central Colorado northwest of Denver. It is a major Rocky Mountains resort and the seat of the University of Colorado (opened 1877). Population: 91,700.

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boulder

1677, variant of M.E. bulder (c.1300), from a Scand. source akin to Sw. dial. bullersten "noisy stone" (large stone in a stream, causing water to roar around it), from bullra "to roar" + sten "stone." Or the first element may be from *buller- "round object," from P.Gmc. *bul-, from PIE *bhel- "to inflate, swell" (see bole).

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boulder
noun
1.	a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
2.	a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town

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boulder [ˈbəuldə] noun

a large rock or stone
Example: a boulder on the hillside

Arabic:	صَخْرَه، جَلْمود
Chinese (Simplified):	巨砾，大石头
Chinese (Traditional):	巨礫，大石頭
Czech:	balvan
Danish:	rullesten
Dutch:	kei
Estonian:	kivirahn
Finnish:	lohkare
French:	(gros) rocher (arrondi)
German:	der Felsblock
Greek:	κοτρόνα
Hungarian:	nagy szikladarab, *kő
Icelandic:	hnullungur; bjarg
Indonesian:	batu besar
Italian:	masso

Japanese:	丸石
Korean:	큰 자갈
Latvian:	laukakmens
Lithuanian:	riedulys, akmuo
Norwegian:	kampestein, rullestein
Polish:	głaz
Portuguese (Brazil):	penedo
Portuguese (Portugal):	pedregulho
Romanian:	bolovan
Russian:	валун
Slovak:	balvan
Slovenian:	pečina
Spanish:	canto rodado
Swedish:	stenblock
Turkish:	kaya kütlesi, *parçası

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Boulder City, NV (city, FIPS 6500) Location: 35.96597 N, 114.83807 W
Population (1990): 12567 (5390 housing units)
Area: 86.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 89005

Boulder Creek, CA (CDP, FIPS 7652) Location: 37.13750 N, 122.12787 W
Population (1990): 6725 (2961 housing units)
Area: 31.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 95006

Boulder Junction, WI Zip code(s): 54512

Boulder County, CO (county, FIPS 13) Location: 40.08847 N, 105.35729 W
Population (1990): 225339 (94621 housing units)
Area: 1923.0 sq km (land), 23.2 sq km (water)

Boulder Hill, IL (CDP, FIPS 7419) Location: 41.71250 N, 88.33611 W
Population (1990): 8894 (2969 housing units)
Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Boulder, CO (city, FIPS 7850) Location: 40.02688 N, 105.25102 W
Population (1990): 83312 (36270 housing units)
Area: 58.4 sq km (land), 2.6 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 80301, 80302, 80303, 80304

Boulder, MT (town, FIPS 8575) Location: 46.23605 N, 112.11946 W
Population (1990): 1316 (521 housing units)
Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 59632

Boulder, UT (town, FIPS 7470) Location: 37.92904 N, 111.42778 W
Population (1990): 126 (89 housing units)
Area: 54.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 84716

Boulder, WY Zip code(s): 82923

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Boulder

Boul"der\ (b[=o]l"d[~e]r), n. Same as Bowlder.

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