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Cali

American

[kah-lee] / ˈkɑ li /

noun

a city in SW Colombia.

Cali British

/ ˈkali /

noun

a city in SW Colombia: commercial centre in a rich agricultural region. Pop: 2 583 000 (2005 est)

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Cali thinks people don't take languages because they assume "most people speak English, I'll be fine" but feels studying another language "opens up your opportunities".

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Carl’s Jr., never a chain to shy away from meaty affairs, introduced its Cali XL burger, with two 3.5-ounce beef patties, in November.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026

In Cali, Colombia’s third-largest city, Mayor Alejandro Eder has been pondering the danger of drones since an antidrone system was temporarily installed for a United Nations-led summit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

Trujillo, who is originally from Cali, Colombia, was undocumented for several years in Toronto before moving to New York to pursue a career in musical theater choreography.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2025

That vessel, if observ'd, alarms the court, And gives a thousand fatal questions birth: Why stor'd for flight? and why prepar'd by Cali?

From Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes by Johnson, Samuel

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