Colorado

Col·o·ra·do  (kl-rd, -räd)

Abbr. CO or Col. or Colo.

A state of the west-central United States. It was admitted as the 38th state in 1876. First explored by the Spanish in the 16th and 17th centuries, the region was added to the United States through the Louisiana Purchase (1803) and a cession by Mexico (1848). The Colorado Territory was organized in 1861. Denver is the capital and the largest city. Population: 4,860,000.

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Colo·radan, Colo·rado·an adj. & n.

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Colorado, Río

A river of central Argentina rising in the Andes and flowing about 853 km (530 mi) southeast to the Atlantic Ocean.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Colorado - a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains Centennial State, CO Mesa Verde National Park - a national park in Colorado containing prehistoric cliff dwellings; semiarid landscape Rocky Mountain National Park - a national park in Colorado having mountains and lakes and streams and forests U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 Boulder - a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town Colorado Springs - a city in east central Colorado on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains; popular tourist center and site of the United States Air Force Academy capital of Colorado, Denver, Mile-High City - the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river Pueblo - a city in Colorado to the south of Colorado Springs Arkansas River, Arkansas - a river that rises in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and flows southeast through Kansas and Oklahoma and through Arkansas to become a tributary of the Mississippi River Colorado River, Colorado - an important river in the southwestern United States; rises in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado and flows southwest through Utah into Arizona (where it flows through the Grand Canyon) and then southward through the southern tip of Nevada, then forming the border between California and Arizona and finally into Mexico where it empties into the Gulf of California; the main source of water in the southwestern United States Colorado Plateau - a large plateau to the south and west of the Rocky Mountains; abuts mountains on the north and east and ends in an escarpment overlooking lowlands to the south and west; the Grand Canyon is carved out of the southwestern corner North Platte, North Platte River - a river that rises in northern Colorado and flows northward into Wyoming and then eastward and southeastward through Nebraska where it joins the South Platte to form the Platte River Pike's Peak - a mountain peak in the Rockies in central Colorado (14,109 feet high) Republican River, Republican - a tributary of the Kansas River that flows from eastern Colorado eastward through Nebraska and Kansas San Juan Mountains - a mountain range in southwestern Colorado that is part of the Rocky Mountains Mount Sherman, Sherman - a peak in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado (14,036 feet high) South Platte, South Platte River - a tributary of the Platte River
	2.	Colorado - a river in Texas; flows southeast into the Gulf of Mexico Colorado River Lone-Star State, Texas, TX - the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
	3.	Colorado - an important river in the southwestern United States; rises in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado and flows southwest through Utah into Arizona (where it flows through the Grand Canyon) and then southward through the southern tip of Nevada, then forming the border between California and Arizona and finally into Mexico where it empties into the Gulf of California; the main source of water in the southwestern United States Colorado River Mexico, United Mexican States - a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810 Arizona, Grand Canyon State, AZ - a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon Centennial State, Colorado, CO - a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains Battle Born State, Nevada, NV, Sagebrush State, Silver State - a state in the southwestern United States Beehive State, Mormon State, Utah, UT - a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young