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Colorado

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Noun

1. centennial state, co, colorado

a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains

2. colorado, colorado river

a river in Texas; flows southeast into the Gulf of Mexico

3. colorado, colorado river

an important river in the southwestern United States; rises in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado and flows southwest through Utah into Arizona (where it flows through the Grand Canyon) and then southward through the southern tip of Nevada, then forming the border between California and Arizona and finally into Mexico where it empties into the Gulf of California; the main source of water in the southwestern United States

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Colorado

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noun
1. 
a state of the central US: consists of the Great Plains in the east and the Rockies in the west; drained chiefly by the Colorado, Arkansas, South Platte, and Rio Grande Rivers. Capital: Denver. Pop: 4 550 688 (2003 est). Area: 269 998 sq km (104 247 sq miles)
. Abbreviation: Colo. or ()in with zip code CO
2. 
a river in SW North America, rising in the Rocky Mountains and flowing southwest to the Gulf of California: famous for the 1600 km (1000 miles) of canyons along its course. Length: about 2320 km (1440 miles)
3. 
a river in central Texas, flowing southeast to the Gulf of Mexico. Length: about 1450 km (900 miles)
4. 
a river in central Argentina, flowing southeast to the Atlantic. Length: about 850 km (530 miles)

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Colorado

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1. 
Mountain State of the W U.S.: admitted, 1876; 103,718 sq mi (268,627 sq km); pop. 4,301,000; cap. Denver
abbrev. CO or Colo
2. 
river in SW U.S., flowing from the Rocky Mts. of N Colo. southwest through Utah & along the Ariz.-Nev. & Ariz.-Calif. borders into the Gulf of California: 1,450 mi (2,333 km)
3. 
river in Tex., flowing from the NW part southeast into the Gulf of Mexico: 840 mi (1,352 km)
adjective
of medium strength and color
said of cigars

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Colorado

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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.
A river of central Argentina rising in the Andes and flowing about 850 km (530 mi) southeast to the Atlantic Ocean.

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