Medellín

American  

[me-the-yeen] / mɛ ðɛˈyin /

noun

1. a city in W Colombia.

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Medellín British  

/ meðeˈʎin /

noun

1. a city in W Colombia, at an altitude of 1554 m (5100 ft): the second largest city in the country, with three universities; important coffee centre, with large textile mills; dominated by drug cartels in recent years. Pop: 3 236 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

The order resulted in the victim being shot to death in a restaurant in Medellín, Colombia, in January 2025, prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times

My former colleague Silvia Ascarelli interviewed a retired couple who moved from Long Beach, Calif. to El Retiro, a town of about 21,000 people 45 minutes from Medellín, a city in a mountainous region northwest of Bogotá.

From MarketWatch

The 35-year-old lives in Medellin town, near the quake's epicentre.

From BBC

Photographer Doods Demape decided on Thursday to make a four-hour drive from Medellin to the provincial capital to buy supplies since no supermarkets were open.

From BBC

But Higuita had both the bravado and bravery of a child who lost his mother when he was young, growing up with his grandparents in a Medellin neighbourhood gripped by drug feuds and social problems.

From BBC