Colima

[ kaw-lee-mah ]

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).

Colima

/ 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. Nevado de Colima
   a volcano in SW Mexico, in Jalisco state. Height: 4339 m (14 235 ft)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Colima¹

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

Example Sentences

Also, continued collecting in Colima and on the Pacific coast has failed to reveal the presence of Enyaliosaurus there.

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Its economic influence extended as far as Guadalajara, Zapotln, and Colima.

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Duellman (1958b:6) discussed the variation in these characters in populations in Colima, Jalisco, and Michoacn.

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I hope everything's all right at your home in Colima, with your family.

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The main house was thirty miles from Colima, the capital of the state.

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