Barranquilla
a seaport in N Colombia, on the Magdalena River.
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How to use Barranquilla in a sentence
Already touting 220 public parks, Barranquilla committed to quadrupling its green cover while planting a quarter-million trees in seven years — necessary shade given the sticky Colombian heat that often sits in the 80s.
The monkey climbed palms in Barranquilla and threw down cocoanuts to the man.
Heart of the West | O. HenryHe arrived from Barranquilla last night––so my Pedro tells me––and will fight in the arena this Sunday.
Carmen Ariza | Charles Francis StockingJosè had noticed him on the boat when he embarked at Calamar, and surmised that he had probably come up from Barranquilla.
Carmen Ariza | Charles Francis StockingHere even now we have many blooming plants in our garden at Oasis, our beautiful country-seat, near Barranquilla.
Harper's Young People, January 18, 1881 | Various
Before one realizes it, one is at La Dorada, where the transfer is made to the steamer bound for Barranquilla.
Up the Orinoco and down the Magdalena | H. J. Mozans
British Dictionary definitions for Barranquilla
/ (Spanish barranˈkiʎa) /
a port in N Colombia, on the Magdalena River. Pop: 1 918 000 (2005 est)
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