Medellín

[ me-the-yeen ]

noun

1. a city in W Colombia.

Medellín

/ 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)

Example Sentences

An additional three were arrested in Armenia and four in Medellín for their involvement, according to ICE.

From The Daily Beast

It slithers its way up into the perfect green mountains surrounding the red brick metropolis of Medellín.

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Nearly half a mile down the mountain, the city of Medellín has its sights set on the future—on modernization, on redemption.

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On the outside, Fernando Galeano and Gerardo Moncada, two bosses of the Medellín Cartel, were growing suspiciously wealthy.

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Two months ago, Medellín was named 'Innovation City of the Year' by the Wall Street Journal However, the gangs still operate.

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