Colorado

See also:colorado,andCô-lô-ra-đô

English

Map of thecontinental UShighlighting Colorado

Etymology

FromSpanishcolorado(“red,ruddy,colored”),usually from the reddish appearance of some silt-laden rivers, or fromPortuguesecoloradoin the case of Brazilian locations.

Pronunciation

• (General American)IPA^(key):/kɑləˈɹɑdoʊ/,/kɑləˈɹædoʊ/
• (Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key):/kɒləˈɹɑːdəʊ/
• (obsolete)IPA^(key):/kɒləˈɹeɪdoʊ/

• Audio(US);/kɑləˈrɑdoʊ/:

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• Audio(US);/kɑləˈrædoʊ/:

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• Rhymes:-ɑːdəʊ,-ædəʊ

Proper noun

Colorado

1. Places inNorth America:
   1. A major river of westernNorth America,runningfrom theRocky Mountainsin theUnited Statesto theGulf of CaliforniainMexico.

      Meronym:humpback chub

      • 1895,J[ohn] W[esley] Powell,chapter I, inCanyons of the Colorado,Meadville, PA: Flood & Vincent; republished asThe Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons,New York:Dover,1961,→ISBN,→OCLC,page29:

        A million cascade brooks unite to form a thousand torrent creeks; a thousand torrent creeks unite to form half a hundred rivers beset with cataracts; half a hundred roaring rivers unite to form theColorado,which rolls, a mad, turbid stream, into the Gulf of California.

   2. A state in the westernUnited States,the 38th state. Capital and largest city:Denver.
      • 1878,"Colorado",Encyclopaedia Britannica,9th ed.,Vol. VI,p. 162:

        The mountains ofColoradowere, till a comparatively recent date, richly clothed with forest; but owing partly to natural causes, and still more to the lavish consumption and reckless destruction of the early settlers, the quantity of growing timber in the State is exceedingly small, and before long, if restorative measures are not adopted, theColoradodemand for wood will require to be supplied from without. Whole mountain sides often present the appearance of monstrouscheavaux-de-frise,the dead trunks of the wind-thrown pines being tossed about in all directions.

   3. A river inTexasin theUnited States,flowing into theGulf of Mexico.
   4. AnunincorporatedcommunityinTexas,United States.
   5. (historical)TheTerritoryof Colorado, aformerterritoryof theUnited States.
   6. (historical)Aghost towninCalifornia,United States.
2. Places inSouth America:
   1. A river in southernArgentina,running from theAndesinto theAtlantic.
   2. AmunicipalityofParaná,Brazil.
   3. AmunicipalityofRio Grande do Sul,Brazil.
   4. A village in theDominican Republic.
3. Places in thePhilippines:
   1. A sitio in the barangay ofTwin Peaks,Tuba,Benguet,Philippines

      Coordinate terms:Twin Peaks Norte,Twin Peaks Sur,Market Proper,Market Sur,Camp 2,Colorado,Bridal,Bayating,Culba,Dalabi,Gusaran,Dengsed,Taroy,Pasingue,Monumento,Riverside,Ilocano Village—sitios of Twin Peaks, Tuba

   2. AbarangayofSan Guillermo,Isabela,Philippines

      Coordinate terms:Anonang,Aringay,Centro 1,Centro 2,Colorado,Dietban,Dingading,Dipacamo,Estrella,Guam,Nakar,Palawan,Progreso,Rizal,San Francisco Sur,San Mariano Norte,San Mariano Sur,Sinalugan,Villa Remedios,Villa Rose,Villa Sanchez,Villa Teresita,Burgos,San Francisco Norte,Calaoagan,San Rafael,San Isidro,Camarag,Cebu,Gomez,Gud,Nagbukel,Patanad,Quezon,Ramos East,Ramos West,Rizal East,Rizal West,Victoria,Villaflor—barangays of San Guillermo

   3. AbarangayofDigos,Davao del Sur,Philippines

      Coordinate terms:Aplaya,Balabag,San Jose,Binaton,Cogon,Colorado,Dawis,Dulangan,Goma,Igpit,Kiagot,Lungag,Mahayahay,Matti,Kapatagan,Ruparan,San Agustin,San Miguel,San Roque,Sinawilan,Soong,Tiguman,Tres De Mayo,Zone 1,Zone 2,Zone 3—barangays of Digos

   4. AbarangayofJabonga,Agusan del Norte,Philippines

      Coordinate terms:Baleguian,Bangonay,A. Beltran,Bunga,Colorado,Cuyago,Libas,Magdagooc,Magsaysay,Maraiging,Poblacion,San Jose,San Pablo,San Vicente,Santo Niño—barangays of Jabonga

Derived terms

• CO
• Coloradan
• Coloradoan
• Colorado beetle(Leptinotarsa decemlineata)
• Colorado blue spruce(Picea pungens)
• Colorado bristlecone pine(Pinus aristata)
• Colorado bur(Solanum rostratum)
• Colorado City
• Colorado County
• Colorado Desert
• Colorado fir(Abies concolor)
• Colorado four o'clock(Mirabilis multiflora)
• Colorado green spruce(Picea pungens)
• Colorado pinyon(Pinus edulis)
• Colorado Plateau
• Colorado potato beetle(Leptinotarsa decemlineata)
• Colorado River
• Colorado soldier beetle(Chauliognathus basalis)
• Colorado Springs
• Colorado spruce(Picea pungens)
• Colorado topaz
• Little Colorado

Translations

major river

• Esperanto:Kolorado
• French:Colorado(fr)m
• Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai:Ha Ŧay Gʼam,Sil Gsvgov,ʼHakhwata
• Hopi:Pisisvayu
• Lao:ແມ່ນ້ຳໂຄໂລຣາໂດ(mǣ nam khō lō rā dō),ແມ່ນ້ຳໂຄໂລຣາໂດ(mǣ namkhō lō rā dō)
• Latin:Flūmen Colōrātumn
• Maricopa:'Xakxwet
• Navajo:Tó Ntsʼósíkooh
• Polish:Kolorado(pl)n
• Portuguese:Colorado(pt)m
• Thai:แม่น้ำโคโลราโด
• Ukrainian:Колора́доf(Kolorádo)

US state

• Arabic:كُولُورَادُوf(kūlūrādū)
• Armenian:Կոլորադո(hy)(Kolorado)
• Cherokee:ᎧᎶᏩᏓ(kalowada)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin:Bang Colorado／Bang Colorado(zh)(Kēluólāduō zhōu)

• Corsican:Coloradum
• Czech:Colorado(cs)n
• Danish:Colorado
• Esperanto:Koloradio
• Finnish:Colorado(fi),Kolorado(fi)
• French:Colorado(fr)m
• Galician:Colorado(gl)m
• Georgian:კოლორადო(ḳolorado)
• German:Colorado(de)
• Greek:Κολοράντο(el)n(Koloránto)
• Hindi:कोलोराडोm(kolorāḍo),कॉलोराडोm(kŏlorāḍo)
• Hungarian:Colorado(hu)
• Irish:Colaradó
• Italian:Colorado(it)m
• Japanese:コロラド châu(Kororado-shu)
• Khmer:កូឡូរ៉ាដូ(koulouraadou),ខូឡូរ៉ាដូ(khoulouraadou)
• Korean:콜로라도(Kollorado)
• Lao:ໂຄໂລຣາໂດ(khō lō rā dō)
• Latin:Colōrātumn
• Latvian:Kolorādo
• Limburgish:Colorado
• Lithuanian:Koloradas(lt)m
• Macedonian:Колора́доn(Kolorádo)
• Maltese:Koloradom
• Navajo:Dibé nitsaa hahoodzo
• Occitan:Colorado(oc)m
• Persian:کولورادو(kolorâdo),کلرادو(kolorâdo)
• Polish:Kolorado(pl)n
• Portuguese:Colorado(pt)m
• Russian:Колора́до(ru)m(Kolorádo)
• Samogitian:Kolorads
• Sicilian:Coloradum
• Silesian:Kolorado
• Spanish:Colorado(es)m
• Swedish:Colorado(sv)n
• Thai:โคโลราโด(koo-loo-raa-dôo)
• Tibetan:ཁོ་ལོ་ར་ཌོ(kho lo ra ḍo)
• Turkish:Colorado
• Ukrainian:Колора́доm(Kolorádo)
• Uyghur:كولورادو(kolorado)
• Vietnamese:Cô-lô-ra-đô
• West Frisian:Kolorado
• Yiddish:קאָלאָראַדאָ(kolorado)

Further reading

• Coloradoon Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Coloradoon Wikiquote.Wikiquote
• Coloradoon Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
• Category:Coloradoon Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Catalan

Proper noun

Coloradom

1. Colorado(a state of theUnited States)

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Colorado

1. Colorado(a state of theUnited States)

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed fromEnglishColorado.

Proper noun

Colorado(genitiveColorados)

1. Colorado(a state of theUnited States)

Finnish

Alternative forms

• Kolorado

Etymology

FromEnglishColorado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈkolorɑ(ː)do/,[ˈko̞lo̞ˌrɑ̝(ː)do̞]

Proper noun

Colorado

1. Colorado(a state of theUnited States)

Declension

InflectionofColorado(Kotustype 1/valo,no gradation)
nominative		Colorado	—
genitive		Coloradon	—
partitive		Coloradoa	—
illative		Coloradoon	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Colorado	—
accusative	nom.	Colorado	—
	gen.	Coloradon
genitive		Coloradon	—
partitive		Coloradoa	—
inessive		Coloradossa	—
elative		Coloradosta	—
illative		Coloradoon	—
adessive		Coloradolla	—
ablative		Coloradolta	—
allative		Coloradolle	—
essive		Coloradona	—
translative		Coloradoksi	—
abessive		Coloradotta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive formsofColorado(Kotustype 1/valo,no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Coloradoni — accusative nom. Coloradoni — gen. Coloradoni genitive Coloradoni — partitive Coloradoani — inessive Coloradossani — elative Coloradostani — illative Coloradooni — adessive Coloradollani — ablative Coloradoltani — allative Coloradolleni — essive Coloradonani — translative Coloradokseni — abessive Coloradottani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Coloradosi — accusative nom. Coloradosi — gen. Coloradosi genitive Coloradosi — partitive Coloradoasi — inessive Coloradossasi — elative Coloradostasi — illative Coloradoosi — adessive Coloradollasi — ablative Coloradoltasi — allative Coloradollesi — essive Coloradonasi — translative Coloradoksesi — abessive Coloradottasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Coloradomme — accusative nom. Coloradomme — gen. Coloradomme genitive Coloradomme — partitive Coloradoamme — inessive Coloradossamme — elative Coloradostamme — illative Coloradoomme — adessive Coloradollamme — ablative Coloradoltamme — allative Coloradollemme — essive Coloradonamme — translative Coloradoksemme — abessive Coloradottamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Coloradonne — accusative nom. Coloradonne — gen. Coloradonne genitive Coloradonne — partitive Coloradoanne — inessive Coloradossanne — elative Coloradostanne — illative Coloradoonne — adessive Coloradollanne — ablative Coloradoltanne — allative Coloradollenne — essive Coloradonanne — translative Coloradoksenne — abessive Coloradottanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Coloradonsa — accusative nom. Coloradonsa — gen. Coloradonsa genitive Coloradonsa — partitive Coloradoaan Coloradoansa — inessive Coloradossaan Coloradossansa — elative Coloradostaan Coloradostansa — illative Coloradoonsa — adessive Coloradollaan Coloradollansa — ablative Coloradoltaan Coloradoltansa — allative Coloradolleen Coloradollensa — essive Coloradonaan Coloradonansa — translative Coloradokseen Coloradoksensa — abessive Coloradottaan Coloradottansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

compounds

• coloradontaskurotta

French

Etymology

BorrowedfromEnglishColorado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/kɔ.lɔ.ʁa.do/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

leColoradom

1. TheColorado River(a major river of westernNorth America,runningfrom theRocky Mountainsin theUnited Statesto theGulf of CaliforniainMexico.)
2. Colorado(a state of theUnited States)

   Hypernym:État

   Holonym:États-Unis

Derived terms

• Petit Colorado

German

Etymology

FromSpanishcolorado,partly throughEnglishColorado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˌkɔloˈʁaːdo/
• IPA^(key):/ˌkɔləˈɹaːdo/(rare and only for the US places)

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Coloradon(proper noun,genitiveColoradosor(optionally with an article)Colorado)

1. Colorado(a state of theUnited States)

Italian

Etymology

BorrowedfromEnglishColorado,fromSpanishcolorado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ko.loˈra.do/
• Rhymes:-ado
• Hyphenation:Co‧lo‧rà‧do

Proper noun

Coloradom

1. Colorado(a state of theUnited States)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil)IPA^(key):/ko.loˈɾa.du/

• (Brazil)IPA^(key):/ko.loˈɾa.du/
  • (Southern Brazil)IPA^(key):/ko.loˈɾa.do/

• (Portugal)IPA^(key):/ku.luˈɾa.du/[ku.luˈɾa.ðu]

• Hyphenation:Co‧lo‧ra‧do

Proper noun

Coloradom

1. Colorado(a river inNorth America,located between theUnited StatesandMexico)
2. Colorado(a state of theUnited States)
3. A town andmunicipalityofParaná,Brazil
4. A town andmunicipalityofRio Grande do Sul,Brazil

Romanian

Proper noun

Coloradon

1. Colorado(a state of theUnited States)

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ˈkɔlɔraːdɔ]

Proper noun

Coloradon(genitivesingularColorada,declension pattern ofmesto)

1. Colorado(a state of theUnited States)

References

• “Colorado”,inSlovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV(in Slovak),https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk,2003–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/koloˈɾado/[ko.loˈɾa.ð̞o]
• Rhymes:-ado
• Syllabification:Co‧lo‧ra‧do

Proper noun

Coloradom

1. Colorado(a state of theUnited States)

Related terms

• colorado

See also

• Coloradoon the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia^es