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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024col•o•rad•o (kol′ə rad′ō, -rä′dō),USA pronunciation adj. - (of cigars) of medium color and strength.
- Latin colōrātus colored. See color, -ate1
- Spanish
- Place Namesa state in the W United States. 2,888,834;
104,247 sq. mi. (270,000 sq. km). Cap.: Denver. Abbr.: CO (for use with zip code), Col., Colo. - Place Namesa river flowing SW from N Colorado through Utah and Arizona into the Gulf of California: Grand Canyon;
Boulder Dam. 1450 mi. (2335 km) long. - Place Namesa river flowing SE from W Texas to the Gulf of Mexico. 840 mi. (1350 km) long.
Col′o•rad′an, Col′o•rad′o•an, adj., n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Colorado /ˌkɒləˈrɑːdəʊ/ n - a state of the central US: consists of the Great Plains in the east and the Rockies in the west; drained chiefly by the Colorado, Arkansas, South Platte, and Rio Grande Rivers. Capital: Denver. Pop: 4 550 688 (2003 est). Area: 269 998 sq km (104 247 sq miles)
Abbreviation: Colo., (with zip code) CO - a river in SW North America, rising in the Rocky Mountains and flowing southwest to the Gulf of California: famous for the 1600 km (1000 miles) of canyons along its course. Length: about 2320 km (1440 miles)
- a river in central Texas, flowing southeast to the Gulf of Mexico. Length: about 1450 km (900 miles)
- a river in central Argentina, flowing southeast to the Atlantic. Length: about 850 km (530 miles)
Etymology: Spanish, literally: red, from Latin colōrātus coloured, tinted red; see colour |