Magdalena

[ mag-duh-ley-nuh, -lee-; Spanish mahg-thah-le-nah ]

noun

1. a river in SW Colombia, flowing N to the Caribbean. 1,060 miles (1,705 km) long.
2. a female given name.

Magdalena

/ ˌmæɡdəˈleɪnə; maɣðaˈlena; -ˈliː- /

noun

1. a river in SW Colombia, rising on the E slopes of the Andes and flowing north to the Caribbean near Barranquilla. Length: 1540 km (956 miles)

Example Sentences

Also on view this fall is “The Finest Disregard,” the first museum exhibition of Venezuelan-born, L.A.-based artist Magdalena Suarez Frimkess, whose playful, humorous and deeply influential work spans five decades.

From Los Angeles Times

“Magdalena takes cartoon characters as a starting point and imagines the possible psychologies and narratives these characters may experience,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

All three live in Colombia’s Magdalena Valley, where they’ve been forced to adapt to life in and around massive cattle ranches.

From Salon

Nature Editor-in-Chief Magdalena Skipper said in a statement that when deciding on code availability, editors consider “many different factors, including the potential implications for biosecurity.”

From Science Magazine

Magdalena Rios, wife of Manuel Pérez Ríos, said this was her husband’s first trip to do farm work under a temporary visa in the United States.

From Seattle Times