Rio Grande
/ˌɹiːoʊˈɡɹænd/
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dated/ˌɹaɪ.oʊ ˈɡɹænd/
Rio Grande proper noun: a major river in the United States and Mexico, starting in Colorado, flowing through New Mexico, and forming the boundary between Texas and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas for most of its length.
Proper noun
the Rio Grande
- A major river in the United States and Mexico, starting in Colorado, flowing through New Mexico, and forming the boundary between Texas and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas for most of its length.
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The Boundary line between the two Republics shall commence in the Gulf of Mexico, three leagues from land, opposite the mouth of the Rio Grande, otherwise called Rio Bravo del Norte, or opposite the mouth of it’s deepest branch, if it should have more than one branch emptying directly...1848, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo^(https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Guadalupe_Hidalgo_(original)) - He was graduated with the second honors of his class in 1846; assigned to duty with a company of the Engineers, and ordered before the close of the year into active service on the line of the Rio Grande River.1864, William Henry Hurlbert, General McClellan and the Conduct of the War, New York: Sheldon and Company, →OCLC, →OL, page 12
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- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lower Township and Middle Township, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States, named after the above river.
Examples of Rio Grande in a sentence
- When Mexico gained its independence from Spain, the new country also obtained control over the lands North of the Rio Grande River that had been previously held by the Spanish.1991, Gary Reyes, Texas: the Land, the People, the Cities, Mallard Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 10:
- Leaving Acoma, the captain and his soldiers advanced north-east, reaching the Rio Grande River on 7 September.2017, Philip J. Potter, Explorers and Their Quest For North America, Pen & Sword, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 118:
Forms of Rio Grande
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Origin of Rio Grande
Borrowed from Spanish Río Grande (“big river”).
Words formed from Rio Grande
Questions about Rio Grande
- What does Rio Grande mean?
- Rio Grande means a major river in the United States and Mexico, starting in Colorado, flowing through New Mexico, and forming the boundary between Texas and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas for most of its length.
- How do you use Rio Grande in a sentence?
- When Mexico gained its independence from Spain, the new country also obtained control over the lands North of the Rio Grande River that had been previously held by the Spanish.
- What part of speech is Rio Grande?
- Rio Grande is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Rio Grande?
- Rio Grande is pronounced /ˌɹiːoʊˈɡɹænd/.
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