Main Entry: Col·o·ra·do

Pronunciation: \ˌkä-lə-ˈra-(ˌ)dō, chiefly by outsiders -ˈrä-\

Function: geographical name

1 river 1450 miles (2334 kilometers) SW United States & NW Mexico rising in N Colorado & flowing SW into Gulf of California
2 river 600 miles (950 kilometers) S Texas flowing SE into Gulf of Mexico
3 state W United States ∗ Denver area 104,247 square miles (271,042 square kilometers), population 4,301,261
4 river 530 miles (853 kilometers) central Argentina flowing SE to the Atlantic

— Col·o·ra·dan \-ˈra-d^ən, -ˈrä-\ adjective or noun

— Col·o·ra·do·an \-ˈra-dō-ən, -ˈrä-\ adjective or noun