Purgatoire
[pur-guh-twahr, ‐tawr-ee, ‐tohr-ee] /ˈpɜr gəˌtwɑr, ‐ˌtɔr i, ‐ˌtoʊr i/
noun
1.
a river in SE Colorado, flowing NE to the Arkansas River. 186 miles (299 km) long.
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