Rio Grande

¹

[ ree-oh grand, gran-dee, grahn-dey Portuguese ree-oo grahn-di ]

noun

1. Mexican Rio Bravo. a river flowing from SW Colorado through central New Mexico and along the boundary between Texas and Mexico into the Gulf of Mexico. 1,800 miles (2,900 km) long.
2. a river flowing W from SE Brazil into the Paraná River. 650 miles (1,050 km) long.
3. Also called Rio Grande do Sul. São Pedro do Río Grande do Sul.

Río Grande

²

[ ree-oh grahn-dey, -dee; Spanish ree-aw grahn-de ]

noun

1. a city in NE Puerto Rico.
2. a river in central Nicaragua, flowing NE to the Caribbean Sea. About 200 miles (320 km) long.

Rio Grande

noun

1. ˈriːəʊ ˈɡrændˈɡrændɪ a river in North America, rising in SW Colorado and flowing southeast to the Gulf of Mexico, forming the border between the US and Mexico. Length: about 3030 km (1885 miles) Mexican nameRío Bravo
2. ˈriu ˈɡrəndi a port in SE Brazil, in SE Rio Grande do Sul state: serves as the port for Porto Alegre. Pop: 188 000 (2005 est)

Rio Grande

1. River running east from Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico , dividing the United States from Mexico .

Example Sentences

The clinic, called the UniMóvil, is part of the Healthy Mujeres program at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine.

From Salon

Water is the eternal conundrum in this state, especially as climate change has diminished the summer monsoons and the Rio Grande and its tributaries slowly dry up.

From Los Angeles Times

Brazil has recently experienced a huge wildfire in the Pantanal wetlands and vast flooding in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

From BBC

These include the bussing of tens of thousands of migrants to Democratic-led cities, and the construction of floating barriers along the Rio Grande to prevent migrant crossings.

From BBC

When they hang out near the Rio Grande, Beba says, “I’ve never been this close to the river except when I crossed.”

From New York Times