colorado

¹

[ kol-uh-rad-oh, -rah-doh ]

adjective

1. (of cigars) of medium color and strength.

Colorado

²

[ kol-uh-rad-oh, -rah-doh; Spanish kaw-law-rah-thaw ]

noun

1. a state in the western United States. 104,247 sq. mi. (270,000 sq. km). : Denver. : CO (for use with zip code), Col., Colo.
2. a river flowing southwest from northern Colorado through Utah and Arizona into the Gulf of California: Grand Canyon; Boulder Dam. 1,450 miles (2,335 km) long.
3. a river flowing southeast from western Texas to the Gulf of Mexico. 840 miles (1,350 km) long.
4. Rí·o Col·o·ra·do [ree, -aw kaw-law-, rah, -, th, aw], a river in central Argentina, flowing southeast from the Andes to the Atlantic Ocean. 530 miles (853 km) long.

Colorado

/ ˌkɒləˈrɑːdəʊ /

noun

1. a state of the central US: consists of the Great Plains in the east and the Rockies in the west; drained chiefly by the Colorado, Arkansas, South Platte, and Rio Grande Rivers. Capital: Denver. Pop: 4 550 688 (2003 est). Area: 269 998 sq km (104 247 sq miles) AbbreviationColo.with zip codeCO
2. a river in SW North America, rising in the Rocky Mountains and flowing southwest to the Gulf of California: famous for the 1600 km (1000 miles) of canyons along its course. Length: about 2320 km (1440 miles)
3. a river in central Texas, flowing southeast to the Gulf of Mexico. Length: about 1450 km (900 miles)
4. a river in central Argentina, flowing southeast to the Atlantic. Length: about 850 km (530 miles)

Colorado

1. State in the west-central United States in the Rocky Mountains , bordered by Wyoming and Nebraska to the north, Nebraska and Kansas to the east, Oklahoma and New Mexico to the south, and Utah to the west. Its capital and largest city is Denver .

Other Words From

• Col·o·rad·an Col·o·rad·o·an adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of colorado¹

< Spanish < Latin colōrātus colored. See color, -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of colorado¹

Spanish, literally: red, from Latin colōrātus coloured, tinted red; see colour

Example Sentences

In Colorado, it will be spring before high-risk people will be included in the next priority group, according to the health department website.

From Washington Post

A very early version of a quantum positioning system, developed by ColdQuanta in Boulder, Colorado, is now operating on the International Space Station.

From MIT Technology Review

In Denver, Colorado, a program was launched in June 2020 with healthcare professionals replacing cops in the handling of mental health incidents.

From Time

Davey Pitcher watched the shiny yellow sports car roll through the parking lot and pull up just below his office window at Wolf Creek Ski Area, a small operation in southern Colorado that Pitcher runs.

From Outside Online

Elizabeth Ann was born in December in a conservation center in Colorado, the result of years’ worth of careful research and planning.

From Singularity Hub 

Even though clerks in Virginia, Colorado, Utah, and other states have been doing exactly that.

From The Daily Beast

He headed west in 1860 for health reasons and to join the gold rush in Colorado.

From The Daily Beast

Even in places as blue-leaning as Colorado, Latino support for pro-growth Republicans has been growing.

From The Daily Beast

A Colorado-based full- service residential mortgage banking company.

From The Daily Beast

She now serves as an Associate Professor at Colorado State University and has authored several books on autism and animal science.

From The Daily Beast

The Colorado resort fairly dripped with wealthy tourists and members of the sporting fraternity from everywhere.

From Project Gutenberg

The Rocky Ford garden district in Colorado began growing small melons.

From Project Gutenberg

I will give a stone from either Wisconsin, Illinois, or Colorado for one from any other locality.

From Project Gutenberg

The Red Rock cantilever bridge over the Colorado river, with a centre span of 660 ft.

From Project Gutenberg

Mrs. Bassett kept lamenting to Professor Kelton her husband's protracted delay in Colorado.

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