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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of northern Colorado north-northeast of Boulder on the Cache la Poudre River. Founded as a fort in the 1860s, it is the seat of Colorado State University (opened 1879).

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Examples

  • We had caught a tornado north of Fort Collins, which is why we moved here.

    CNN Transcript Oct 17, 2009 2009

  • We had caught a tornado north of Fort Collins, which is why we moved here.

    CNN Transcript Oct 15, 2009 2009

  • And we generally get together at least once a week in Fort Collins, which is a half-way point for us.

    coloradoan.com - Local News 2010

  • Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Fort Collins Police Detective Mike Boward, at 970-416-2619, or Crime Stoppers of Larimer County at 970-221-6868.

    KUSA-TV - 2010

  • Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Fort Collins Police Detective Mike Boward, at 970-416-2619, or Crime Stoppers of Larimer County at 970-221-6868.

    KUSA-TV - 2010

  • And we generally get together at least once a week in Fort Collins, which is a half-way point for us.

    coloradoan.com - Local News 2010

  • Motorhome comes from Fort Collins, which is one of the more underappreciated music scenes in the state.

    Durangoherald.com 2009

  • Justin-Jinich grew up in Timnath and called Fort Collins home.

    coloradoan.com - Local News 2009

  • Having called Fort Collins home for years, I frequently marvel at the extent of multicultural experiences I enjoy locally, largely because of voluntary community engagement.

    coloradoan.com - Local News 2009

  • Justin-Jinich grew up in Timnath and called Fort Collins home.

    coloradoan.com - Local News 2009

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