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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bowlder \Bowl"der\, Boulder \Boul"der\, n. [Cf. Sw. bullra to
     roar, rattle, Dan. buldre, dial. Sw. bullersteen larger kind
     of pebbles; perh. akin to E. bellow.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. A large stone, worn smooth or rounded by the action of
        water; a large pebble.


        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Geol.) A mass of any rock, whether rounded or not, that
        has been transported by natural agencies from its native
        bed. See {Drift}.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     {Bowlder clay}, the unstratified clay deposit of the Glacial
        or Drift epoch, often containing large numbers of
        bowlders.
  
     {Bowlder wall}, a wall constructed of large stones or
        bowlders.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Boulder \Boul"der\ (b[=o]l"d[~e]r), n.
     Same as {Bowlder}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  boulder
       n 1: a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of
            origin [syn: {bowlder}]
       2: a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort
          center and university town

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Boulder, CO (city, FIPS 7850)
    Location: 40.02688 N, 105.25102 W
    Population (1990): 83312 (36270 housing units)
    Area: 58.4 sq km (land), 2.6 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 80301, 80302, 80303, 80304
  Boulder, MT (town, FIPS 8575)
    Location: 46.23605 N, 112.11946 W
    Population (1990): 1316 (521 housing units)
    Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 59632
  Boulder, UT (town, FIPS 7470)
    Location: 37.92904 N, 111.42778 W
    Population (1990): 126 (89 housing units)
    Area: 54.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 84716
  Boulder, WY
    Zip code(s): 82923

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Boulder -- U.S. County in Colorado
     Population (2000):    291288
     Housing Units (2000): 119900
     Land area (2000):     742.460123 sq. miles (1922.962810 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    8.911620 sq. miles (23.080988 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    751.371743 sq. miles (1946.043798 sq. km)
     Located within:       Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
     Location:             40.058094 N, 105.195154 W
     Headwords:
      Boulder
      Boulder, CO
      Boulder County
      Boulder County, CO
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Boulder, WY -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Wyoming
     Population (2000):    30
     Housing Units (2000): 28
     Land area (2000):     1.301509 sq. miles (3.370893 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.301509 sq. miles (3.370893 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            09235
     Located within:       Wyoming (WY), FIPS 56
     Location:             42.748164 N, 109.712828 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     82923
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Boulder, WY
      Boulder
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Boulder, MT -- U.S. town in Montana
     Population (2000):    1300
     Housing Units (2000): 568
     Land area (2000):     1.137662 sq. miles (2.946530 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.137662 sq. miles (2.946530 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            08575
     Located within:       Montana (MT), FIPS 30
     Location:             46.236300 N, 112.121823 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     59632
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Boulder, MT
      Boulder
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Boulder, CO -- U.S. city in Colorado
     Population (2000):    94673
     Housing Units (2000): 40726
     Land area (2000):     24.374601 sq. miles (63.129925 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.996658 sq. miles (2.581332 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    25.371259 sq. miles (65.711257 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            07850
     Located within:       Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
     Location:             40.019425 N, 105.259502 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     80301 80302 80303 80304
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Boulder, CO
      Boulder
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Boulder, UT -- U.S. town in Utah
     Population (2000):    180
     Housing Units (2000): 102
     Land area (2000):     20.918639 sq. miles (54.179024 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    20.918639 sq. miles (54.179024 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            07470
     Located within:       Utah (UT), FIPS 49
     Location:             37.924329 N, 111.426240 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     84716
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Boulder, UT
      Boulder
  

















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