Rio Grande
geographical nameDefinition of Rio Grande
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\ ˌrē-(ˌ)ō-ˈgrand 
, -ˈgran-dē also ˌrī-ō-ˈgrand \
or Mexican Spanish Río Bravo \ ˌrē-(ˌ)ō-ˈbrä-(ˌ)vō
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river 1885 miles (3034 kilometers) long in the southwestern U.S. forming the boundary between Mexico and Texas and flowing from the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico
, -ˈgran-dē also ˌrī-ō-ˈgrand \
or Mexican Spanish Río Bravo \ ˌrē-(ˌ)ō-ˈbrä-(ˌ)vō
\
river 1885 miles (3034 kilometers) long in the southwestern U.S. forming the boundary between Mexico and Texas and flowing from the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico
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or Rio Grande do Sul \ ˌrē-ü-ˈgrän-dē-dü-ˈsül
\
city in Rio Grande do Sul state, southern Brazil, west of the entrance to Lagoa dos Patos population 197,228
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city in Rio Grande do Sul state, southern Brazil, west of the entrance to Lagoa dos Patos population 197,228
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\ ˌrē-(ˌ)ō-ˈgrän-dā
, -dē \
municipality in northeastern Puerto Rico east-southeast of San Juan population 54,304
, -dē \
municipality in northeastern Puerto Rico east-southeast of San Juan population 54,304
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— see grande, rio sense 2