RIO GRANDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Rio Grande mean? 

• RIO GRANDE (noun)
  The noun RIO GRANDE has 1 sense:

1. a North American river; boundary between the United States and Mexico; flows into Gulf of Mexico

  Familiarity information: RIO GRANDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RIO GRANDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A North American river; boundary between the United States and Mexico; flows into Gulf of Mexico

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

Rio Bravo; Rio Grande

Instance hypernyms:

river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))

Holonyms ("Rio Grande" is a part of...):

Mexico; United Mexican States (a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810)

America; the States; U.S.; U.S.A.; United States; United States of America; US; USA (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)

 Context examples 

The sky was grey in several cities west and south of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil’s southernmost state.

(Australian bushfire smoke drifts to South America, SciDev.Net)