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Neiva

American  
[ney-vah] / ˈneɪ vɑ /

noun

  1. a city in W Colombia.


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Neiva Santos, an architect from Brazil, distanced herself from Catholicism in her 30s.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2023

Mr. Petro and the commander of the military forces, Gen. Helder Giraldo, arrived in Neiva on Friday night for a meeting of security forces, the Ministry of Defense said.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2022

Policy analyst Rui Neiva of the Eno Center for Transportation think tank in Washington said agency officials must find a middle ground.

From Washington Times • Oct. 23, 2017

The former, between Cali and Cantago, is from 500 to 404 toises; the latter, from Neiva to Ambalema, is from 265 to 150 toises high.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 by Humboldt, Alexander von

The river is also navigable at high water for small steamers up to Neiva, 100 m. farther and 1535 ft. above sea-level, beyond which point it descends precipitously from the plateaus of southern Colombia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various