Colombo

[ kuh-luhm-boh ]

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Sri Lanka, on the W coast.

Colombo

/ kəˈlʌmbəʊ /

noun

1. the capital and chief port of Sri Lanka, on the W coast, with one of the largest artificial harbours in the world. Pop: 653 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

"We believe that this is a crucial election that will mark a turning point in Sri Lanka," the 55-year-old Dissanayake told reporters on Thursday after voting in the capital Colombo.

From BBC

Both have loaned billions of dollars to Colombo.

From BBC

One such district is just over an hour outside Colombo.

From BBC

Hours after Wickremesinghe became president, the military was deployed to clear the crowds at Galle Face in Colombo, which had been the epicentre of the protests.

From BBC

Colombo asserts that exculpatory material in the government’s possession pertaining to a cooperating witness was not shared with the defendants during trial.

From Los Angeles Times