Colombo

American

[kuh-luhm-boh] / kəˈlʌm boʊ /

noun

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

Colombo British

/ kəˈlʌmbəʊ /

noun

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)

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True detail: Mr. Wahlberg’s Gregory Scarpa, a capo in the Colombo crime family in New York, was for many years an FBI informant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

A 23rd monk, believed to have organised the trip, has since been arrested in a suburb of Colombo, police told BBC Sinhala.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026

Colombo has warned that a prolonged war in the Middle East could seriously undermine efforts to emerge from its economic meltdown of 2022.

From Barron's ● Apr. 6, 2026

Colombo has raised fuel prices three times this month, increasing them by more than a third, and has imposed a four-day working week in a bid to save energy.

From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026

Since Colombo was recently dead, and Falloppio died in 1562, the dispute had to be continued by Falloppio’s student Leone Carcano.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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