colorado
IPA: kɑɫɝˈɑdoʊ
Root Word: Colorado
noun
- A major river of western North America, running from the Rocky Mountains in the United States to the Gulf of California in Mexico.
- A state in the western United States, the 38th state. Capital and largest city: Denver.
- A river in Texas in the United States, flowing into the Gulf of Mexico.
- A river in southern Argentina, running from the Andes into the Atlantic.
- Several settlements in the Americas.
- A municipality of Paraná, Brazil.
- A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
- A village in the Dominican Republic.
- An unincorporated community in Texas, United States.
- (historical) The Territory of Colorado, a former territory of the United States.
- (historical) A ghost town in California, United States.
- A cigar of medium color and strength.
- A fish of the species Lutjanus colorado, the Colorado snapper.
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Examples of "colorado" in Sentences
- These are the salaries for the Colorado Avalanche.
- He lives in Colorado with his dog, cat and wildebeest.
- The blue spruce is the State Tree of Utah and Colorado.
- A gangly kid from Colorado could sing the sweetest song.
- At the time the county is stretched to the Colorado River.
- Cannibalism wasn't against the law in Colorado at the time.
- Colorado's Boulder and Vail models of psych are unheralded.
- The Pecan Bayou is a major tributary of the Colorado River.
- The last show was played at the Bluebird Theatre in Denver, Colorado.
- The hike of The Narrows is one of the premier hikes on the Colorado Plateau.