the Rio Grande
/ðə ˌriːəʊ ˈɡrænd/
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- the river that forms the border between Mexico and the US state of Texas. Its Mexican name is the Rio Bravo del Norte. A dispute over this border caused the Mexican War. The Rio Grande begins in the Rocky Mountains in south-west Colorado and flows about 1 885 miles/3 033 kilometres to the Gulf of Mexico.
里奥格兰德河（Rio Grande）：形成墨西哥与美国德克萨斯州之间边界的河流。它的墨西哥名字是北里约热内卢。边界争端引发了墨西哥战争。大里约热内卢始于科罗拉多州西南部的洛矶山脉，流向墨西哥湾约1885英里/ 3 033公里。