Bogotá

American  

[boh-guh-tah, boh-guh-tah, baw-gaw-tah] / ˌboʊ gəˈtɑ, ˈboʊ gəˌtɑ, ˌbɔ gɔˈtɑ /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Colombia, in the central part.

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Bogotá British  

/ ˌbəʊɡəˈtɑː, boɣoˈta /

noun

1. the capital of Colombia, on a central plateau of the E Andes: originally the centre of Chibcha civilization; founded as a city in 1538 by the Spaniards. Pop: 7 594 000 (2005 est)

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Bogotá Cultural  

1. Capital of Colombia and the largest city in the country, located near the center of Colombia on a high, fertile plain.

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Example Sentences

Born and raised in Bogotá, Delgado Lopera immigrated to Miami when he was 15, though he goes back to visit Colombia at least once a year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

“He has all the indigenous support in Colombia, the Blacks of Colombia,” said Jorge Restrepo, a political analyst at the Javeriana University in Bogotá.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Sources told the BBC that more diplomatic staff from the US embassy in Bogotá, Colombia, are expected to be transferred to Caracas soon.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

When we landed in Bogotá, she was still vomiting and coughing and was severely dehydrated.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

That same year, CIA operatives made contact with a senior official in the Soviet Foreign Ministry who was stationed at the Russian embassy in Bogotá, Colombia.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau