"Rio Grande" meaning in English

See Rio Grande in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˌɹiːoʊˈɡɹænd/, /ˌɹiːoʊˈɡɹændeɪ/ (note: partly hispanicised), /ˌɹiːoʊˈɡɹɑːndeɪ/ (note: partly hispanicised), /ˌɹaɪ.oʊ ˈɡɹænd/ [dated] Forms: the Rio Grande [canonical]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Río Grande (“big river”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|Río Grande|t=big river}} Spanish Río Grande (“big river”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|nolinkhead=1}} the Rio Grande
  1. A major river in the United States and Mexico, starting in Colorado, flowing through New Mexico, and forming the boundary between Texas and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas for most of its length. Wikipedia link: Rio Grande Categories (place): Places in Chihuahua, Places in Coahuila, Places in Colorado, USA, Places in Mexico, Places in New Mexico, USA, Places in Nuevo León, Places in Tamaulipas, Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States, Rivers in Mexico, Rivers in the United States Synonyms: Rio Grande River (english: river; commonly used but redundant as the Rio means) Derived forms: Rio Grande City, Rio Grande County, Rio Grande River, Rio Grande Valley Translations (river between Mexico and Texas): Kótsoi (Jicarilla), Tooh Baʼáadii (Navajo), Rio Grande [neuter] (Polish), Rio Grande [masculine] (Portuguese), Río Bravo [masculine] (Spanish), Río Bravo del Norte [masculine] (Spanish)

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