Colorado

Meaning

1. A major river of western North America, running from the Rocky Mountains in the United States to the Gulf of California in Mexico.
2. A state in the western United States, the 38th state. Capital and largest city: Denver.
3. A river in Texas in the United States, flowing into the Gulf of Mexico.
4. A river in southern Argentina, running from the Andes into the Atlantic.
5. Several settlements in the Americas.
6. Several settlements in the Americas.
7. Several settlements in the Americas.
8. Several settlements in the Americas.
9. The Territory of Colorado, a former territory of the United States.
10. A ghost town in California, United States.

Synonyms

Colorado River

Centennial State

CO

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɑləˈɹɑdoʊ/

Etymology

From Spanish colorado (“red, ruddy, colored”), usually from the reddish appearance of some silt-laden rivers, or from Portuguese colorado in the case of Brazilian locations.

Sentences

San Juan County borders Arizona , Colorado , and New Mexico at the Four Corners .

Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corporation in Boulder , Colorado , designed and built the spacecraft .