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Colorado Desert

American  

noun

  1. an arid region in SE California, W of the Colorado River. About 2,500 sq. mi. (6,475 sq. km).


Colorado Desert British  

noun

  1. an arid region of SE California and NW Mexico, west of the Colorado River. Area: over 5000 sq km (2000 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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From the polo grounds of Coachella Valley to the farm fields in Imperial County, vast stretches of the harsh Colorado Desert have been converted into verdant fields thanks to fertilizer and irrigation.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2024

In the subsequent three decades, the average the tortoise population has fallen by an average of 1% per year in locations like the Eastern Mojave and Colorado Desert recovery units.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2024

But when they got to the festival site in the Colorado Desert, they were told Ocean had injured his ankle and the ice was being melted.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2023

Dry, the land belonged to the Colorado Desert.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 27, 2015

Another journey took us across the Colorado Desert to Los Angeles, and thence we went by steamer to San Francisco, and thence via Panama to New York.

From Building a State in Apache Land by Poston, Charles D. (Charles Debrille)

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