Rio Grande

[ ree-oh grand, gran-dee, grahn-dey for 1; Portuguese ree-oo-grahn-di for 2, 3 ]

/ ˈri oʊ ˈgrænd, ˈgræn di, ˈgrɑn deɪ for 1; Portuguese ˌri ʊ ˈgrɑ̃ dɪ for 2, 3 /

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noun

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.

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

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

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Río Grande

[ ree-oh grahn-dey, -dee; Spanish ree-aw grahn-de ]

/ ˈri oʊ ˈgrɑn deɪ, -di; Spanish ˈri ɔ ˈgrɑn dɛ /

noun

a city in NE Puerto Rico.

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

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How to use Rio Grande in a sentence

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In his opinion, Rio Tinto has not addressed this provision of the comprehensive sanctions against Iran.
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Ajoutez cecy, s'il vous plaist, la grande difficult qu'il y a de tirer d'eux les mots mesmes qu'ils ont.
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Ils me conduysirent en la plus grande cabane de toutes; elle contenoit bien 80 ames.
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Car ils estoyent en grande cholere et en non moindre crainte; mais la cholere faisoit plus de bruit.
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Aprs qu'ils nous eurent recogneus, ils demenerent grande joye le soir leur accoustume, par danses, chansons et harangues.
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Le lendemain arrive l grande assemble d'hommes, lesquels danserent leur mode alentour du deced.
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British Dictionary definitions for Rio Grande

Rio Grande

noun

(ˈriːəʊ ˈɡrænd, ˈɡrændɪ) 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)Mexican name: Río Bravo

(Portuguese ˈriu ˈɡrəndi) 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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Cultural definitions for Rio Grande

Rio Grande

[ (ree-oh grand, gran-dee) ]

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