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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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The 24-year-old Coloradan has worked as a rodeo announcer for the past five years.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 28, 2025

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

All this was glowingly set forth by the courtly superintendent, who, though but three months in the country, is already at heart a Coloradan.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XVI., December, 1880. by Various

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

“We’re grateful to Todd and Ryan for lifting up this critical issue and directly helping Coloradans who need it most.”

From Seattle Times Sep. 11, 2023

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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