Colombo

[kuh-luhm-boh]

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Sri Lanka, on the W coast.

Colombo

/ kəˈlʌmbəʊ /

noun

1. the capital and chief port of Sri Lanka, on the W coast, with one of the largest artificial harbours in the world. Pop: 653 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

England travel to Colombo to continue their campaign, taking on Sri Lanka on Saturday.

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Two weeks later, it sank, spilling its cargo and fuel into the sea around nine nautical miles off the country's south-west coast, between the capital Colombo and Negombo to the north.

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MV Wan Hai 503, which was heading to India's Mumbai city from Sri Lanka's Colombo, reported an internal container explosion on Monday, resulting in a major fire on board.

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Speaking to the BBC from prison before her court appearance, Ms Lee said she had travelled from Bangkok to the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo to renew her Thai visa.

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Ms Lee is being held in a prison north of the south Asian country's capital, Colombo, and is contact with her family, her lawyer told the BBC.

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