colo

IPA/kˈəʊləʊ/
KK[kˈolo]IPA/kˈoʊloʊ/

colo — abbreviation

1. a shortened written form of 'Colorado', used in older addresses, maps, labels, a

1.縮寫
釋義

a shortened written form of 'Colorado', used in older addresses, maps, labels, and historical documents when writers wanted a shorter state name.

例句

Sirin mailed the parcel to Denver, Colo., before noon.

city, Colo. in an older address line

The railway map marks mountain towns across Colo. in small type.

Colo. as a space-saving map label

同義詞
  • Colorado

    the full state name, used in normal sentences and speech

  • CO

    the modern two-letter postal code used in current address fields

文法句型

[city], Colo.

Colo. on a map or label

replace Colo. with Colorado

用法筆記

Older American short form, mainly seen in historical address lines, map labels, and archived printed material. Modern US postal use prefers CO, and ordinary sentences usually spell the state name out as Colorado.

常見錯誤

❌My cousins moved to Colo.
✅My cousins moved to Colorado.
💡use the full state name in ordinary prose; Colo. is mainly an older written short form.
❌Please write Boulder, Colo on the label.
✅Please write Boulder, CO for a modern postal label.
💡the older abbreviation normally takes a period, while current US postal coding uses CO.