Medellín

[ me-th e-yeen ]

/ mɛ ðɛˈyin /

noun

a city in W Colombia.

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Examples from the Web for medellin

I was roasted by the sun in Cartagena and walked the once deadly streets of Medellin in the rain.
Memorial Days After Mourning Has Passed|Alex Horton|May 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There, Blanco reportedly was trying to go clean, plowing her earnings into commerce, including a lingerie shop in Medellin.
Griselda Blanco: The Gunned-Down Godmother|Mac Margolis|September 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Ladewig told the Daily Beast that he met Medellin while hiking with Campos-Martinez in Griffith Park.
Hollywood Hills Severed Head Case Looks at Victim’s Ex|Christine Pelisek|August 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The tipster reportedly received email messages stating that: “Medellin was in Mexico and had not returned.”
Hollywood Hills Severed Head Case Looks at Victim’s Ex|Christine Pelisek|August 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Hayes also said that Medellin was not killed by a drug cartel.
Hollywood Hills Severed Head Case Looks at Victim’s Ex|Christine Pelisek|August 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
To hold the district he founded the towns of Medellin and Espritu Santo.
The Colonization of North America|Herbert Eugene Bolton
Leaving at eight o'clock in the morning we were at Medellin in an hour.
In Indian Mexico (1908)|Frederick Starr
Medellin, said Murray, when he had spelled out the word on a station where the train stopped about half-past two.
Vine and Olive; Or Young America in Spain and Portugal|Oliver Optic
Here he assumed an incognito, and proceeded on foot fifteen miles to Medellin.
Hernando Cortez|John S. C. Abbott
By him, the padre was located at Medellin, a few miles from Vera Cruz itself.
In Indian Mexico (1908)|Frederick Starr

British Dictionary definitions for medellin

Medellín

/ (Spanish meðeˈʎin) /

noun

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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