Cartagena
Americannoun
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a seaport in SE Spain.
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a seaport in N Colombia.
noun
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a port in NW Colombia, on the Caribbean: centre for the Inquisition and the slave trade in the 16th century; chief oil port of Colombia. Pop: 1 002 000 (2005 est)
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a port in SE Spain, on the Mediterranean: important since Carthaginian and Roman times for its minerals. Pop: 194 203 (2003 est)
Example Sentences
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His marriage certificate from 1629—issued by the Oude Kerk, or Old Church, of Amsterdam—records his age that year as 22 and place of origin as Cartagena.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
The new measures stipulate that drones may only enter through customs points at Bogota's international airport and the northern seaport of Cartagena.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
Looking for a church to pray in after finding out his girlfriend was pregnant, he stumbled upon the Sanctuary of St. Peter Claver in Cartagena, which displays its namesake’s remains.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025
The San José ship belonged to the Spanish Navy and was sunk by the British in 1708 as it was heading to Colombia's port city Cartagena loaded with tonnes of gold and silver coins.
From BBC • Aug. 9, 2024
Cartagena and Orihuela, the old Visigothic centres, declined, and Murcia, practically a Mohammedan foundation, took their place.
From Southern Spain by Calvert, A. F. (Albert Frederick)
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