Blue River

proper noun

A tributary of the Colorado River, Colorado, United States.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A tributary of the Colorado River, Colorado, United States.
  2. The four townships in Indiana, United States, listed under the Blue River Township.
  3. archaicThe Yangtze river in China.

    The rebels put the imperial garrisons to the sword—fifty thousand headless bodies were floating in the Blue River when Nanking fell.

    1977 [1973], Lucien Bodard, translated by Barbara Bray, The French Consul, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, page 51

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
yangtze

Translations

French fleuve Bleu
  • fleuve BleuYangtze — see also Yangtze
Hungarian Kék-folyó
  • Kék-folyóYangtze — see also Yangtze
Cite this entry
APA

Blue River. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blue%20River

MLA

“Blue River.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blue%20River. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Blue River,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blue%20River.

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