Magdalena
Americannoun
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a river in SW Colombia, flowing N to the Caribbean. 1,060 miles (1,705 km) long.
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a female given name.
noun
Example Sentences
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“Travesti Lore tells us it is in the Magdalena where the bodies of the first recorded travestis in the Americas were thrown by the Spanish,” she adds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
After his death, the pair were allowed to roam free and multiplied along the basin of Colombia's main river, the Magdalena.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
She grew up on the banks of the Magdalena River, near Colombia's largest oil refinery, in a sweltering region long shaped by oil, conflict and poverty.
From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026
Maria Magdalena Callejas, her boyfriend and her 14-year-old son were detained in Texas while on a road trip last spring.
From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2026
Every time I look at Magdalena I have to look away.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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