Colorado : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Colorado	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Colorado
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Colorado n a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains Synonym(s): Colorado, Centennial State, CO a river in Texas; flows southeast into the Gulf of Mexico Synonym(s): Colorado, Colorado River 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 Synonym(s): Colorado, Colorado River
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Colorado \Col`o*ra"do\, a. [Sp., red.] 1. Reddish; -- often used in proper names of rivers or creeks. [Southwestern U. S.] 2. Medium in color and strength; -- said of cigars. [Cant]