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Denver

geographical name

Den·​ver ˈden-vər How to pronounce Denver (audio)
city in northeast central Colorado in the western Great Plains east of the Front Range population 600,158

Note: Denver is the capital of Colorado.

Denverite noun

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“Denver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Denver. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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