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Colorado.

Places in North America:

8 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/kɑləˈɹɑdoʊ/General-American/kɑləˈɹædoʊ/General-American/kɒləˈɹɑːdəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/kɒləˈɹeɪdoʊ/obsolete
  1. Places in North America: A major river of western North America, running from the Rocky Mountains in the United States to the Gulf of California in Mexico.

  2. Places in North America: A state in the western United States, the 38th state. Capital and largest city: Denver.

  3. Places in North America: A river in Texas in the United States, flowing into the Gulf of Mexico.

  4. Places in North America: An unincorporated community in Texas, United States.

  5. Places in North America: The Territory of Colorado, a former territory of the United States.

    historical
  6. Places in North America: A ghost town in California, United States.

    historical
  7. Places in South America: A river in southern Argentina, running from the Andes into the Atlantic.

  8. Places in South America: A municipality of Paraná, Brazil.

  9. Places in South America: A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

  10. Places in South America: A village in the Dominican Republic.

  11. Places in the Philippines: A sitio in the barangay of Twin Peaks, Tuba, Benguet, Philippines.

  12. Places in the Philippines: A barangay of San Guillermo, Isabela, Philippines.

  13. Places in the Philippines: A barangay of Digos, Davao del Sur, Philippines.

  14. Places in the Philippines: A barangay of Jabonga, Agusan del Norte, Philippines.

  15. A surname.

Where this word comes from

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.

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