RIO GRANDE

Pronunciation (US):

 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)

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)