Rio Grande

¹ American  

[ree-oh grand, gran-dee, grahn-dey, ree-oo grahn-di] / ˈri oʊ ˈgrænd, ˈgræn di, ˈgrɑn deɪ, ˌri ʊ ˈgrɑ̃ dɪ /

noun

1. Mexican Rio Bravo.  a river flowing from SW Colorado through central New Mexico and along the boundary between Texas and Mexico into the Gulf of Mexico. 1,800 miles (2,900 km) long.

2. a river flowing W from SE Brazil into the Paraná River. 650 miles (1,050 km) long.

3. Also called Rio Grande do Sul.  São Pedro do Río Grande do Sul.

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Río Grande ² American  

[ree-oh grahn-dey, -dee, ree-aw grahn-de] / ˈri oʊ ˈgrɑn deɪ, -di, ˈri ɔ ˈgrɑn dɛ /

noun

1. a city in NE Puerto Rico.

2. a river in central Nicaragua, flowing NE to the Caribbean Sea. About 200 miles (320 km) long.

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Rio Grande British  

noun

1. Mexican name: Río Bravo.  a river in North America, rising in SW Colorado and flowing southeast to the Gulf of Mexico, forming the border between the US and Mexico. Length: about 3030 km (1885 miles)

2. a port in SE Brazil, in SE Rio Grande do Sul state: serves as the port for Porto Alegre. Pop: 188 000 (2005 est)

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Rio Grande Cultural  

1. River running east from Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico, dividing the United States from Mexico.

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Example Sentences

Builders said that is much higher in the Rio Grande Valley, a four-county border region where residents have always lived and worked, going back and forth to the larger cities south of the border.

From The Wall Street Journal

He tried at first to buy the territory from Mexico; when the country refused, Polk sent troops to the Rio Grande and dared the Mexicans to attack.

From Los Angeles Times

A longtime resident of the Rio Grande Valley, Ochoa had for years dreamed of working for the Border Patrol and finally landed a job there, she said.

From Salon

“If they want to get rid of criminals, that’s one thing, but when they start going after the work side, that has an impact on our economy,” Cuellar told the Rio Grande Guardian on Tuesday.

From Salon

In March, when flash floods impacted Reynosa, Mexico, the border city across from the river from the Rio Grande Valley, the group delivered aid to support impacted individuals.

From Los Angeles Times