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Denver

American  
[den-ver] / ˈdɛn vər /

noun

  1. John Henry Deutschendorf, 1943–97, U.S. country singer.

  2. a city in and the capital of Colorado, in the central part.


Denver British  
/ ˈdɛnvə /

noun

  1. a city in central Colorado: the state capital. Pop: 557 478 (2003 est)

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Denver Cultural  
  1. Capital of Colorado and the largest city in the state.


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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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New locations are coming to El Paso, Albuquerque, Dallas and Denver, and the company is in talks with potential franchise partners in the Midwest and Northeast, spokesperson Brittney Shaffer told The Times in an email.

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He injured his elbow and hip late in the Denver loss on a hard fall.

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LeBron James returned after missing three games because of elbow and hip contusions he sustained against the Denver Nuggets on March 5.

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LeBron James missed his third consecutive game, still recovering from a hip contusion suffered in a fall against the Denver Nuggets last week.

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Ayton was limited to only four minutes and 30 seconds in Thursday’s loss to Denver after he felt discomfort in his left knee.

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