Barranquilla

[ bahr-rahn-kee-yah ]

noun
  1. 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.

    Paradise Found? | Nick Fouriezos | February 28, 2021 | Ozy
  • The monkey climbed palms in Barranquilla and threw down cocoanuts to the man.

  • He arrived from Barranquilla last night––so my Pedro tells me––and will fight in the arena this Sunday.

    Carmen Ariza | Charles Francis Stocking
  • Josè 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 Stocking
  • Here even now we have many blooming plants in our garden at Oasis, our beautiful country-seat, near Barranquilla.

British Dictionary definitions for Barranquilla

Barranquilla

/ (Spanish barranˈkiʎa) /


noun
  1. a port in N Colombia, on the Magdalena River. Pop: 1 918 000 (2005 est)

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