colorado

¹

[kol-uh-rad-oh, -rah-doh]

adjective

1. (of cigars) of medium color and strength.

Colorado

²

[kol-uh-rad-oh, -rah-doh, kaw-law-rah-thaw]

noun

1. a state in the western United States. 104,247 sq. mi. (270,000 sq. km). Denver. CO (for use with zip code), Col., Colo.

2. a river flowing southwest from northern Colorado through Utah and Arizona into the Gulf of California: Grand Canyon; Boulder Dam. 1,450 miles (2,335 km) long.

3. a river flowing southeast from western Texas to the Gulf of Mexico. 840 miles (1,350 km) long.

4. Río Colorado a river in central Argentina, flowing southeast from the Andes to the Atlantic Ocean. 530 miles (853 km) long.

Colorado

/ ˌkɒləˈrɑːdəʊ /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Colo..  CO. a state of the central US: consists of the Great Plains in the east and the Rockies in the west; drained chiefly by the Colorado, Arkansas, South Platte, and Rio Grande Rivers. Capital: Denver. Pop: 4 550 688 (2003 est). Area: 269 998 sq km (104 247 sq miles)

2. a river in SW North America, rising in the Rocky Mountains and flowing southwest to the Gulf of California: famous for the 1600 km (1000 miles) of canyons along its course. Length: about 2320 km (1440 miles)

3. a river in central Texas, flowing southeast to the Gulf of Mexico. Length: about 1450 km (900 miles)

4. a river in central Argentina, flowing southeast to the Atlantic. Length: about 850 km (530 miles)

Colorado

1. State in the west-central United States in the Rocky Mountains, bordered by Wyoming and Nebraska to the north, Nebraska and Kansas to the east, Oklahoma and New Mexico to the south, and Utah to the west. Its capital and largest city is Denver.

Other Word Forms

• Coloradan adjective
• Coloradoan adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of colorado¹

< Spanish < Latin colōrātus colored. See color, -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of colorado¹

Spanish, literally: red, from Latin colōrātus coloured, tinted red; see _colour

Example Sentences

Jason Crow of Colorado, Chris Deluzio of Pennsylvania, Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire and Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania — aimed at members of the military and intelligence community.

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Laura Lunn, advocacy and litigation director with the Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network in Colorado, noted that rules against double jeopardy do not apply in these cases, so the government has the ability to appeal when it loses.

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Army Warrant Officer Eric Rawlings, a helicopter pilot based in Colorado and currently deployed in the Middle East, said he recently bought a $10,000 Rolex to celebrate a milestone: For the first time, he made more money off his stock investments than his military pay.

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States like Colorado, California and Rhode Island continue to expand paid leave.

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Shawn Jones, 39, said he makes around $100,000 as a general foreman for DPR Construction at a data center in Abilene, Texas, around 20% more than what he said he would earn if he stayed home in Colorado.

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