Colorado

3 definitions found

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

  Colorado \Col`o*ra"do\, a. [Sp., red.]
     1. Reddish; -- often used in proper names of rivers or
        creeks. [Southwestern U. S.]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. Medium in color and strength; -- said of cigars. [Cant]


        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Colorado
       n 1: a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains
            [syn: {Centennial State}, {CO}]
       2: a river in Texas; flows southeast into the Gulf of Mexico
          [syn: {Colorado River}]
       3: a river in 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 forming the border between
          California and Arizona and finally into Mexico where it
          empties into the Gulf of California; an important source
          of water in the southwestern United States [syn: {Colorado
          River}]

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

  Colorado -- U.S. County in Texas
     Population (2000):    20390
     Housing Units (2000): 9431
     Land area (2000):     962.950253 sq. miles (2494.029601 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    10.644025 sq. miles (27.567896 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    973.594278 sq. miles (2521.597497 sq. km)
     Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
     Location:             29.639363 N, 96.540482 W
     Headwords:
      Colorado
      Colorado, TX
      Colorado County
      Colorado County, TX