English > Colorado: 3 senses > noun 1, location| Meaning | A state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains. |
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| Synonyms | Centennial State, CO, Colo. |
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| Instance of | American state | One of the 50 states of the United States |
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| Part of | United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. | 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 |
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| Parts | Arkansas, Arkansas River | 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 |
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| Boulder | A town in north central Colorado |
| Colorado, Colorado River | An important river in the southwestern United States |
| Colorado Plateau | A large plateau to the south and west of the Rocky Mountains |
| Colorado Springs | A city in east central Colorado on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains |
| Denver, Mile-High City, capital of Colorado | The state capital and largest city of Colorado |
| Mesa Verde National Park | A national park in Colorado containing prehistoric cliff dwellings |
| 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) |
| Pueblo | A city in Colorado to the south of Colorado Springs |
| Republican, Republican River | A tributary of the Kansas River that flows from eastern Colorado eastward through Nebraska and Kansas |
| Rocky Mountain National Park | A national park in Colorado having mountains and lakes and streams and forests / forests |
| San Juan Mountains | A mountain range in southwestern Colorado that is part of the Rocky Mountains |
| Sherman, Mount 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 |
| Spanish | Colorado |
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English > Colorado: 3 senses > noun 3, object| Meaning | 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. |
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| Synonym | Colorado River |
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| Instance of | river | A large natural stream of water (larger / larger than a creek) |
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| Part of | Arizona, Grand Canyon State, AZ | A state in southwestern United States |
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| Colorado, Centennial State, CO, Colo. | A state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains |
| Mexico, United Mexican States | A republic in southern North America |
| Nevada, Silver State, Battle Born State, Sagebrush State, NV, Nev. | A state in the southwestern United States |
| Utah, Beehive State, Mormon State, UT, Ut. | A state in the western United States |
| Spanish | Colorado River |
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