colorado
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (3)
- a state in west central United States in the Rocky MountainsSynonyms: Centennial StateCO
- a river in Texas; flows southeast into the Gulf of MexicoSynonyms: Colorado River
- an important river in the 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 through the southern tip of Nevada, then forming the border between California and Arizona and finally into Mexico where it empties into the Gulf of California; the main source of water in the southwestern United StatesSynonyms: Colorado River
Webster's Dictionary (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.]