Magdalena

[ mag-duh-ley-nuh, -lee-; Spanish mahg-thah-le-nah ]

noun

1. a river in SW Colombia, flowing N to the Caribbean. 1,060 miles (1,705 km) long.
2. a female given name.

Magdalena

/ ˌmæɡdəˈleɪnə; maɣðaˈlena; -ˈliː- /

noun

1. a river in SW Colombia, rising on the E slopes of the Andes and flowing north to the Caribbean near Barranquilla. Length: 1540 km (956 miles)

Example Sentences

Recently, we talked to Salama about his debut release, specifically how he explored the Magdalena from source to sea, the most interesting people he met on the river, and why he didn’t want to tell the same old story about Pablo Escobar’s hippos.

From Outside Online

I saw in Colombia, and especially in communities of the Magdalena, many identities in one, many nations in one, and saw so many places where people had similar stories to my family, so it felt important to address that.

From Outside Online

Watching men shovel sand to sell to cement factories at the mouth of the Magdalena, a man named Luis tells Salama it’s a “generational thing” for people to work on the river.

From Outside Online

Magdalena, who lives in the Bronx, New York, has paid tax at her job in a grocery store for years.

From Time

Her close friend, Magdalena Rodriguez, was to have accompanied her on the trip but was forced to bow out for financial reasons.

From The Daily Beast

Magdalena Rittenhouse, a native of Poland, is a freelance writer based in New York.

From The Daily Beast

He was about to quit the chamber, when Magdalena caught him by the arm.

From Project Gutenberg

“God best judges the motives of the heart,” murmured Magdalena.

From Project Gutenberg

Long before old Magdalena could complete her sentence, the eager youth had left the room.

From Project Gutenberg

“And that little thou hast shared with me as a son,” continued Magdalena bending her head over his hand as if to kiss it.

From Project Gutenberg

And Magdalena bowed her head to the ground, as a criminal awaiting her sentence.

From Project Gutenberg