Function: geographical name
1 \ ˌ r ē -( ˌ ) ō - ' grand, - ' gran-d ē also ˌ r ī - ō - ' grand \ or Mexican Spanish Río Bra · vo \ ˌ r ē -( ˌ ) ō - ' brä-( ˌ )v ō \ river 1885 mi (3034 km ) SW U.S. forming part of Mexico-U.S. boundary & flowing from San Juan Mountains in SW Colo. to Gulf of Mexico
2 or Rio Gran · de do Sul \ ˌ r ē -ü- ' gra ̇ n-d ē -dü- ' sül \ city S Brazil in Rio Grande do Sul state W of entrance to Lagoa dos Patos pop 186,544
3 \ ˌ r ē -( ˌ ) ō - ' grän-d ā , -d ē \ municipality NE Puerto Rico pop 52,362
4 ― see GRANDE (Rio)