Coloradan
noun
Col·o·rad·an
ˌkä-lə-ˈra-dᵊn 
-ˈrä-
variants
or less commonly Coloradoan
ˌkä-lə-ˈra-dō-ən
-ˈrä-
plural Coloradans also Coloradoans
: a native or resident of Colorado
Coloradan
adjective
or less commonly Coloradoan
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The fallout from that ordeal, in addition to being diagnosed with Epstein-Barr virus, led to Barber pulling out of a main event fight against fellow Coloradan Rose Namajunas at Ball Arena that July.
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Several commenters also shared their view that the petition was part of a broader agenda by animal-rights proponents to chip away at Coloradan’s hunting and trapping rights.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
Parents in neighboring states to Colorado are spending significantly less than their Coloradan counterparts.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 18 Dec. 2025
According to a report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, in 2025 a Coloradan can work more than 80 hours per week and still be unable to afford a one-bedroom apartment.
—Sarah Stella, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
In 2005 Ryan was 37 summits into completing The List: hiking all 58 of the state’s 14ers, peaks taller than 14,000 feet, a Coloradan badge of honor.
—Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
Just 18 years old at the time, the Coloradan edged out Laura Kirkpatrick and Erin Wagner to take the title.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Another scene shows the townspeople of the titular fictional Coloradan town putting together a pro-Trump PSA that shows a hyperrealistic deepfake of Trump stumbling through the desert, eventually stripping off his clothes, and collapsing on the ground while completely nude.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 30 July 2025
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Several commenters also shared their view that the petition was part of a broader agenda by animal-rights proponents to chip away at Coloradan’s hunting and trapping rights.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
Parents in neighboring states to Colorado are spending significantly less than their Coloradan counterparts.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 18 Dec. 2025
According to a report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, in 2025 a Coloradan can work more than 80 hours per week and still be unable to afford a one-bedroom apartment.
—Sarah Stella, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
In 2005 Ryan was 37 summits into completing The List: hiking all 58 of the state’s 14ers, peaks taller than 14,000 feet, a Coloradan badge of honor.
—Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
Just 18 years old at the time, the Coloradan edged out Laura Kirkpatrick and Erin Wagner to take the title.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Another scene shows the townspeople of the titular fictional Coloradan town putting together a pro-Trump PSA that shows a hyperrealistic deepfake of Trump stumbling through the desert, eventually stripping off his clothes, and collapsing on the ground while completely nude.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 30 July 2025
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“Coloradan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Coloradan. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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