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Colorado

Col·o·rad·o

Colorado

 
pronunciation:
ka l rae do [or] ka l ra do
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a western U.S. state bordered by Wyoming, Kansas, New Mexico, and Utah. (abbr.: CO)
 
definition 2: a river that flows southwest from this state to the Pacific.
Word History
Colorado means "colored red" in Spanish. Early Spanish explorers named the area for its red rocks.