Coloradan

noun

Col·o·rad·an ˌkä-lə-ˈra-dᵊn

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variants or less commonly Coloradoan

ˌkä-lə-ˈra-dō-ən

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plural Coloradans also Coloradoans

: a native or resident of Colorado

Coloradan adjective

or less commonly Coloradoan

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Four years after placing his last bet, a Coloradan is on a mission to prevent others from placing their first bet. — Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026 Just 18 years old at the time, the Coloradan edged out Laura Kirkpatrick and Erin Wagner to take the title. — James Mercadante, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025 Several commenters also shared their view that the petition was part of a broader agenda by animal-rights proponents to chip away at Coloradan’s hunting and trapping rights. — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026 The award honors the legacy of a Coloradan journalist who pioneered the industry's ethical direction and died earlier this month. — Cate Charron, IndyStar, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for Coloradan

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First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Coloradan was in 1862

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Geographical Definition

Colorado

geographical name

Col·o·ra·do ˌkä-lə-ˈra-(ˌ)dō

chiefly by outsiders

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river 1450 miles (2334 kilometers) long in the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico rising in northern Colorado and flowing southwest into the Gulf of California

river 600 miles (950 kilometers) long in southern Texas flowing southeast into the Gulf of Mexico

state of the interior western U.S. partly in the Rocky Mountains; capital Denver area 104,247 square miles (271,042 square kilometers), population 5,029,196

river 530 miles (853 kilometers) long in central Argentina flowing southeast to the Atlantic

Coloradan

ˌkä-lə-ˈra-dᵊn

-ˈrä-

adjective or noun

Coloradoan

ˌkä-lə-ˈra-dō-ən

-ˈrä-

adjective or noun

Coloradan

noun

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