Denver
Americannoun
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John Henry Deutschendorf, 1943–97, U.S. country singer.
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a city in and the capital of Colorado, in the central part.
noun
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Known as the “Mile-High City” because of its location at an altitude of 5,280 feet.
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His dad has three Super Bowl rings — one with San Francisco, two with Denver — and mom, Lisa, was a standout soccer player at Stanford.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Raised in Denver, she developed an appreciation for Oprah after high school, when she took time off to dance with the Colorado Ballet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The region’s fourth toss-up is Colorado’s 8th District, which extends north from the Denver suburbs and has the largest Latino population of the state’s congressional districts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
I work in Denver and was recently assigned to a boss who lives in Nashville, Tenn.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
She was making a Russian peasant costume for a play to be presented in Denver.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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