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boul⋅der
[bohl-der] 
dər
–noun
| a detached and rounded or worn rock, esp. a large one. |
Boul⋅der
[bohl-der] –noun
| a city in N Colorado. 76,685. |
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| boul·der also bowl·der (bōl'dər) 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.] |
| Boul·der (bōl'dər) 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: 91,500. |
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Boulder
Boul"der\ (b[=o]l"d[~e]r), n. Same as Bowlder.
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Language Translation for : boulder
Spanish:
canto rodado,
German:
der Felsblock,
Japanese:
丸石
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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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