Rio Grande is a proper noun referring to the major river that forms part of the border between the U.S. state of Texas and Mexico, and to the surrounding region and river valleys named after it. In English usage, the term is often invoked in geographic, historical, and cultural contexts related to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The pronunciation favors Spanish-influenced phonology in the second word, with stress on the final syllable of the phrase in many usages.
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