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São Pe⋅dro do Rí⋅o Gran⋅de do Sul

[soun pe-droo doo ree-oo grahn-di doo sool]
–noun
a seaport in SE Rio Grande do Sul, in SE Brazil. 117,500.

Ri⋅o Grande

[ree-oh grand, gran-dee, grahn-dey for 1; Port. ree-oo grahn-di for 2, 3]
–noun
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.

Rí⋅o Gran⋅de

[ree-oh grahn-dey, -dee; Sp. ree-aw grahn-de]
–noun
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.
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Rio Grande [(ree-oh grand, gran-dee)]

River running east from Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico, dividing the United States from Mexico.

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