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1. Denver, Mile-High City, capital of Colorado(noun)

   the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river

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1. Denver(ProperNoun)

   The capital of the US state of Colorado

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1. Denver

   The City and County of Denver is the largest city and the capital of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is also the second most populous county in Colorado after El Paso County. Denver is a consolidated city and county located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The Denver downtown district is located immediately east of the confluence of Cherry Creek with the South Platte River, approximately 12 miles east of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Denver is nicknamed the Mile-High City because its official elevation is exactly one mile or 5,280 feet above sea level, making it one of the highest major cities in the United States. The 105th meridian west of Greenwich passes through Union Station and is the temporal reference for the Mountain Time Zone. The 2011 estimated population of Denver was 619,968 which ranks it as the 23rd most populous U.S. city. The 10-county Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area had an estimated 2011 population of 2,599,504 and ranked as the 21st most populous U.S. metropolitan statistical area. The 12-county Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area had an estimated 2011 population of 3,157,520, which ranks as the 16th most populous U.S. metropolitan area. Denver is the center and the most populous city of the Front Range Urban Corridor, an oblong urban region stretching across 18 counties in two states with an estimated 2011 population of 4,423,936. Denver is the most populous city within a 500-mile radius and the third most populous city in the Mountain West and the Southwestern United States after Phoenix, Arizona and El Paso, Texas.

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1. Denver

   the capital of Colorado, U.S., on a plain 5196 ft. above the sea-level; originally founded as a mining station in 1858, now a large and flourishing and well-appointed town; is the centre of a great trade, and a great mining district.

Anagrams for Denver »

1. vender

2. nerved

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Denver in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Denver in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Qusair Mohamedbhai:

   There is now objective evidence contradicting the Denver Police Department's claims that Jessie was to blame for her own death.

2. Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning:

   I haven't made my mind up and I don't see Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning knowing that until after the season's over.

3. Log Cabin Republicans:

   The brand is damaged. You can't start a conversation and say, 'Hi, I'm from the Denver Republicans.' That ends up with a door slammed in your face.

4. Von Miller:

   The Denver defense just shows the type of team we have. The Denver defense's not just about offense, defense or special teams, we came together as a whole.

5. Mari Newman:

   It is past time for Denver to stop its pattern of delay and cover up, and to release the video and all of the evidence relating to its killing of Mr. Marshall.

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