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Colorado
geographical name
Col·o·ra·do
ˌkä-lə-ˈra-(ˌ)dō
chiefly by outsiders
-ˈrä-
1
river 1450 miles (2334 kilometers) long in the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico rising in northern Colorado and flowing southwest into the Gulf of California
2
river 600 miles (950 kilometers) long in southern Texas flowing southeast into the Gulf of Mexico
3
state of the interior western U.S. partly in the Rocky Mountains; capital Denver area 104,247 square miles (271,042 square kilometers), population 5,029,196
4
river 530 miles (853 kilometers) long in central Argentina flowing southeast to the Atlantic
Coloradan
ˌkä-lə-ˈra-dᵊn
-ˈrä-
adjective or noun
Coloradoan
ˌkä-lə-ˈra-dō-ən
-ˈrä-
adjective or noun
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