Colorado River
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- proper noun
- /ˌkɒləˈrædoʊ ˈrɪvər/
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río Colorado (Texas)
- "There's just us Moravians here, but over there," pointing towards the Colorado River, "about four miles from us at the bend in the river lives some Czech who's come down from the north."
Examples
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Last week, the Lower Colorado River Authority voted to approve a plan that may keep the water from flowing down to the ricelands.
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The boy's querencia was an Indian campsite on the bank of the Colorado River in Texas.
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This is the last intact rice prairie wetland complex of its size remaining in Texas, and the Colorado River is a critical migration landmark running right through the middle of it.
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Last year—for the first time in history—the Lower Colorado River Authority failed to send the water downstream that rice farmers have used for generations to grow their crops.
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The Colorado River flows through central Texas and is a vital water source for many local communities.
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The Colorado River is known for its scenic beauty, attracting thousands of tourists each year.
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During the summer, people often enjoy recreational activities like fishing and kayaking on the Colorado River.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Colorado + river
The phrase is a straightforward place-name composed of a proper name plus the noun 'river', so a learner who knows 'river' and recognizes 'Colorado' as a name will understand it denotes a river called Colorado. This naming pattern (PLACE + river) is compositional and cross-linguistically common, so the basic meaning is immediately transparent even if the learner cannot identify the exact geographic location.
Etymology
The Texas Colorado River was named in the same way: settlers used the Spanish word Colorado meaning 'red' because the water often looked reddish from local clay and soil, so the name describes the river's color.