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Denver

Denver

675 1.3
The capital and largest city of Colorado near the Rocky Mountains
  • proper noun
  • /ˈdɛnvər/
translation icon : Denver
  • Hey, Josh and Ryan, this is Ethan from Denver, Co.
  • Denver, Colorado
  • Denver, CO
  • University of Denver

I didn't work for the Denver Nuggets until last year.

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Examples

  • Before Andrew, Grace, and I moved to Denver, we lived in Berkeley, where Andrew lives now.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I am from Denver, Co born and raised.

  • I was with this business out of Denver for nine years.

  • Josh is out in Denver for the All Star game.

  • The spring board meeting in Colorado has us arriving in Denver in the early afternoon on Thursday.

    Academic text (2008)
  • I graduated from the University of Denver in 1938, having had my junior and senior years here.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Hi, Rich and Adam, this is Bev from Denver, Co.

  • Hi, my name is Stephanie, I'm in Denver, Co.

  • The woman filed the lawsuit in federal court in Denver on Wednesday against head coach Mike MacIntyre.

    Academic text (2017)
  • I am from Denver, Colorado, where the mountains meet the city.

Synonyms

Mile-High City
vsDenver
4.4

A common name for Denver, the capital of Colorado, because it is about one mile above sea level

is the official capital and largest city with a clear geographic location

Surface Forms

Denver main

Etymology

Denver comes from the last name of James W. Denver, a 19th-century American politician, because the town's founder named the new town for him when it began. So, the city still carries his name today.