Colima

American  

[kaw-lee-mah] / kɔˈli mɑ /

noun

1. a state in southwestern Mexico, on the Pacific Coast. 2,010 square miles (5,205 square kilometers).

2. a city in and the capital of this state, in the eastern part.

3. a volcano northwest of this city, in Jalisco state. 12,631 feet (3,850 meters).

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Colima British  

/ koˈlima /

noun

1. a state of SW Mexico, on the Pacific coast: mainly a coastal plain, rising to the foothills of the Sierra Madre, with important mineral resources. Capital: Colima. Pop: 238 000 (2005 est). Area: 5455 sq km (2106 sq miles)

2. a city in SW Mexico, capital of Colima state, on the Colima River. Pop: 106 967 (1990)

3. a volcano in SW Mexico, in Jalisco state. Height: 4339 m (14 235 ft)

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Etymology

Origin of Colima

First recorded in 1865–70, referring to the volcano; from Mexican Spanish, probably from Nahuatl coliman, of uncertain meaning

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Example Sentences

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Colima

Sheinbaum highlighted the states of Jalisco, Colima and Michoacan as being at risk.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

On a sidewalk in a middle-class neighborhood of Colima city, the Bejarano family is selling tuba, a refreshing fermented drink made from the fresh, sweet sap of the coconut palm tree.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

Tuba is experiencing something of a culinary rebirth in Colima in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

In the days leading up to the raid, a Predator surveillance drone flew at 20,000 feet over the southwestern states of Colima, Nayarit and Jalisco, gathering intelligence on cartel operatives and zeroing in on Oseguera.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

The Valley of Colima is ten or twelve leagues wide by the sea: it abounds in cacao-gardens, fields of corn, and plantain walks.

From History of the Buccaneers of America by James Burney

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