Main Entry: Rio Grande

Function: geographical name

1\ˌrē-(ˌ)ō-ˈgrand, -ˈgran-dē also ˌrī-ō-ˈgrand\or Mexican Spanish Río Bra·vo \ˌrē-(ˌ)ō-ˈbrä-(ˌ)vō\ river 1885 miles (3034 kilometers) SW United States forming part of Mexico-U.S. boundary & flowing from San Juan Mountains in SW Colorado to Gulf of Mexico
2or Rio Gran·de do Sul \ˌrē-ü-ˈgrȧn-dē-dü-ˈsül\ city S Brazil in Rio Grande do Sul state W of entrance to Lagoa dos Patos population 186,544
3\ˌrē-(ˌ)ō-ˈgrän-dā, -dē\ municipality NE Puerto Rico population 52,362
4 — see grande (Rio)