"Colorado River" meaning in English

See Colorado River in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: the Colorado River [canonical]
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  1. A major river in Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada and California, United States and Baja California and Sonora, Mexico. Categories (place): Places in Arizona, USA, Places in Baja California, Mexico, Places in California, USA, Places in Colorado, USA, Places in Mexico, Places in Nevada, USA, Places in Sonora, Mexico, Places in Utah, USA, Places in the United States, Rivers in Arizona, USA, Rivers in Baja California, Mexico, Rivers in California, USA, Rivers in Colorado, USA, Rivers in Mexico, Rivers in Nevada, USA, Rivers in Sonora, Mexico, Rivers in Utah, USA, Rivers in the United States, Rivers in Mexico Derived forms: Colorado River Numic, Colorado River toad, Little Colorado River
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  2. A river in Texas, United States. Categories (place): Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States, Rivers in Texas, USA, Rivers in the United States, Rivers in Mexico, Rivers in the United States Translations (river in the United States): Colorado [masculine] (French), Pisisvayu (Hopi), แม่น้ำโคโลราโด (Thai), โคโลราโด (koo-loo-raa-dôo) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-Colorado_River-en-name-IHP8ebrT Disambiguation of Rivers in Mexico: 31 28 4 5 32 Disambiguation of Rivers in the United States: 44 55 0 0 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hopi translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 57 0 1 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 64 0 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 49 2 3 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 61 1 2 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 33 65 0 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Hopi translations: 35 52 2 2 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 34 57 1 2 5 Disambiguation of 'river in the United States': 44 55 0 0 1
  3. A river in Argentina. Categories (place): Places in Argentina, Rivers in Argentina
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  4. A river in Potosí, Bolivia. Categories (place): Places in Bolivia, Rivers in Bolivia
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  5. A river in Costa Rica. Categories (place): Places in Costa Rica, Rivers in Costa Rica, Rivers in Mexico
    Sense id: en-Colorado_River-en-name-x-Y~4jG9 Disambiguation of Rivers in Mexico: 31 28 4 5 32
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "river in the United States",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Colorado"
    },
    {
      "code": "hop",
      "lang": "Hopi",
      "sense": "river in the United States",
      "word": "Pisisvayu"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "river in the United States",
      "word": "แม่น้ำโคโลราโด"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "koo-loo-raa-dôo",
      "sense": "river in the United States",
      "word": "โคโลราโด"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Colorado River (disambiguation)"
  ],
  "word": "Colorado River"
}

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