[den-ver] 
| 1. | John (Henry Deutschendorf ), 1943–97, U.S. country singer. |
| 2. | a city in and the capital of Colorado, in the central part. 491,396. |
[kol-uh-rad-oh, -rah-doh; for 4 also Sp. kaw-law-rah-thaw] | 1. | a state in the W United States. 2,888,834; 104,247 sq. mi. (270,000 sq. km). Capital: Denver. Abbreviation: CO (for use with zip code), Col., Colo. |
| 2. | a river flowing SW from N Colorado through Utah and Arizona into the Gulf of California: Grand Canyon; Boulder Dam. 1450 mi. (2335 km) long. |
| 3. | a river flowing SE from W Texas to the Gulf of Mexico. 840 mi. (1350 km) long. |
| 4. | Rí⋅o [ree-oh; Sp. ree-aw] , a river in central Argentina, flowing SE from the Andes to the Atlantic Ocean. 530 mi. (853 km) long. |
| Den·ver (děn'vər) The capital and largest city of Colorado, in the north-central part of the state on the South Platte River. It was settled by gold prospectors in 1858 and became territorial capital in 1867. Population: 567,000. |