Colombia

[kuh-luhm-bee-uh; Spanish kaw-lawm-byah]

noun

a republic in NW South America. 439,828 sq. mi. (1,139,155 sq. km). Capital: Bogotá.

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The refugees come from Panama, Paraguay, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala, and Puerto Rico.
The 2014 Novel of the Year|Nathaniel Rich|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Most Latin Americans celebrated the rapprochement between the United States and Cuba.
Venezuela Says Goodbye to Its Lil Friend, While the Rest of the Continent Cheers|Catalina Lobo-Guererro|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Colombia, it was perceived more like a coincidence or perhaps even an opportunistic play by the FARC.
Venezuela Says Goodbye to Its Lil Friend, While the Rest of the Continent Cheers|Catalina Lobo-Guererro|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now the question in Colombia, is, will a bilateral ceasefire be announced in coming days?
Did The U.S.-Cuba Deal Help Drive A Rebel Ceasefire in Colombia?|Richard McColl|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A ceasefire by leftist rebels in Colombia could close the last one.
Did The U.S.-Cuba Deal Help Drive A Rebel Ceasefire in Colombia?|Richard McColl|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
During six months this fiendish savage held undisputed sway over Colombia.
The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851|Various
Josè conjectured that she must have been either wholly Spanish, or one of the more refined and cultured women of Colombia.
Carmen Ariza|Charles Francis Stocking
Panama quickly followed, and allied itself with New Granada (now Colombia).
The Panama Canal|J. Saxon Mills
Colombia makes every man liable to service, but the training is not regular.
Problems of the Pacific|Frank Fox
The present Colombia has, therefore, only about one third the area of the older state of the same name.
Modern Spanish Lyrics|Various

British Dictionary definitions for colombia

Colombia

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a republic in NW South America: inhabited by Chibchas and other Indians before Spanish colonization in the 16th century; independence won by Bolívar in 1819; became the Republic of Colombia in 1886; violence and unrest have been endemic since the 1970s. It consists chiefly of a hot swampy coastal plain, separated by ranges of the Andes from the pampas and the equatorial forests of the Amazon basin in the east. Language: Spanish. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: peso. Capital: Bogotá. Pop: 45 745 783 (2013 est). Area: 1 138 908 sq km (439 735 sq miles)

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Word Origin and History for colombia

Colombia

South American nation, independent from 1819 as part of Gran Colombia (after its breakup in 1850, as New Granada, then Colombia from 1863); named for Italian explorer Christopher Columbus (Italian Colombo, Portuguese Colom, Spanish Colón).

Culture definitions for colombia

Colombia

Republic in northwestern South America, bordered by Panama to the northwest, Venezuela to the northeast, Ecuador and Peru to the south, and Brazil to the southeast. Its capital and largest city is Bogotá.

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Its major legal crop is coffee.

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Trafficking of marijuana and cocaine remains a problem in Colombia. With support from the United States, the Colombian government has attacked drug traffickers, but the country continues to be torn by civil war between left-wing and right-wing factions.

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