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colorado
(käl′ə rä′dō, kul′ə rad′ō)
adjective
of medium strength and color: said of cigars
Origin: Sp, red, lit., colored, pp. of colorar < L colorare < color: see color
- Mountain State of the W U.S.: admitted, 1876; 103,718 sq mi (268,627 sq km); pop. 4,301,000; cap. Denver: abbrev. CO or Colo
- river in SW U.S., flowing from the Rocky Mts. of N Colo. southwest through Utah & along the Ariz.-Nev. & Ariz.-Calif. borders into the Gulf of California: 1,450 mi (2,333 km)
- river in Tex., flowing from the NW part southeast into the Gulf of Mexico: 840 mi (1,352 km)
Origin: < Sp name of the river, Río Colorado, lit., reddish-brown river
See colorado in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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.
Related Forms:
- Colˌo·raˈdan, Colˌo·raˈdo·an adjective & n.
, Río
A river of central Argentina rising in the Andes and flowing about 853 km (530 mi) southeast to the Atlantic Ocean.
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