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Nov 30, 2009
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Ri•o Grande



Pronunciation: (rē'ō grand', gran'dē, grän'dā for 1; Port. rē"oo grän'di for 2, 3), [key]
1. Mexican, Rio Bravo. a river flowing from SW Colorado through central New Mexico and along the boundary between Texas and Mexico into the Gulf of Mexico. 1800 mi. (2900 km) long.
2. a river flowing W from SE Brazil into the Paraná River. 650 mi. (1050 km) long.
3. Also called Rio Grande do Sul. See São Pedro do Río Grande do Sul.

Rí•o Gran•de



Pronunciation: (rē'ō grän'dā, -dē; Sp. rē'ô grän'de), [key]
1. a city in NE Puerto Rico. 12,047.
2. a river in central Nicaragua, flowing NE to the Caribbean Sea. ab. 200 mi. (320 km) long.

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Río GallegosRio Grande do Norte
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