Abbr. COL or Col or Col. A commissioned rank in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above lieutenant colonel and below brigadier general.
One who holds this rank or a similar rank in another military organization.
An honorary nonmilitary title awarded by some states of the United States.
[Alteration of obsolete coronel, from French, from Old Italian colonello, from diminutive of colonna, column of soldiers, from Latin columna, column; see kel-2 in Indo-European roots.] colo'nel·cy, colo'nel·ship' n.
Col·o·ra·do (kŏl'ə-rād'ō, -rä'dō) 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: 4,860,000. Col'o·ra'dan, Col'o·ra'do·an adj. & n.
Co·los·sians (kə-lŏsh'ənz) pl.n.
(used with a sing. verb) Abbr. Col. See Table at Bible.
[Latin Colossēnsēs, inhabitants of Colossae, from Colossae, Colossae, from Greek Kolossai.]
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