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Coloradan

American  
[kahl-er-ad-uhn, -ahd-uhn] / ˌkɑl ərˈæd ən, -ˈɑd ən /

noun

  • Coloradans
    plural
  1. a native or inhabitant of the state of Colorado.


adjective

  1. relating to, hailing from, or living in Colorado; of or relating to the people of Colorado.

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Noun Inflected Forms


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The U.S. had a potent team, including California-born Matteo Jorgenson and hirsute Coloradan Quinn Simmons, but they would need to make their own luck.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Perhaps the most confounding person on the list is Ben Nighthorse Campbell, a Coloradan who, according to the Times, would wear bolo ties and “roar… around town on a highly accessorized Harley-Davidson.”

From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2022

O’Dea, a fourth-generation Coloradan and the millionaire owner of a construction business, offered a certain regular-guy appeal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2022

Despite differences on complex policy issues, the race sometimes seems more like a clash over who is the most authentic Coloradan.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2022

We have made explorations in many directions, and have found that through all the Coloradan region people have succeeded in escaping to the heights.

From The Second Deluge by Garrett Putman Serviss

Proponents say Coloradans earning less than $500,000 wouldn’t pay more in tax since the top rate for individuals making less than $500,000 would remain 4.4%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Shiny iron sulfide, familiar to many Coloradans as fool's gold, or pyrite, is the most common of these sulfide minerals, but copper, zinc and other metal sulfides are also common.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2024

More than four million Coloradans - Democrats, Republicans and unaffiliated voters - began receiving their primary ballots by mail in early February.

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2024

The office said a temporary webpage was accessible to direct Coloradans to common online services.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 6, 2022

We have a similar trouble as to the Rio Grande, which rises in Colorado, where the Coloradans claim all the water can be used and can be put to the highest beneficial use.

From Letters of Franklin K. Lane by Louise Herrick Wall

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