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Col·o·ra·do | \ ˌkä-lə-ˈra-(ˌ)dō 
, chiefly by outsiders -ˈrä- \
, chiefly by outsiders -ˈrä- \Definition of Colorado
1 river 1450 miles (2334 kilometers) long in the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico rising in northern Colorado and flowing southwest into the Gulf of California
2 river 600 miles (950 kilometers) long in southern Texas flowing southeast into the Gulf of Mexico
3 state of the interior western U.S. partly in the Rocky Mountains; capital Denver area 104,247 square miles (271,042 square kilometers), population 5,029,196
4 river 530 miles (853 kilometers) long in central Argentina flowing southeast to the Atlantic
Other Words from Colorado
Coloradan \ ˌkä-lə-ˈra-dᵊn , -ˈrä- \ adjective or noun
, -ˈrä- \ adjective or nounColoradoan \ ˌkä-lə-ˈra-dō-ən , -ˈrä- \ adjective or noun
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