Colombia
a republic in northwestern South America. 439,828 sq. mi. (1,139,155 sq. km). Capital: Bogotá.
Other words from Colombia
- Co·lom·bi·an, adjective, noun
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Isabel Rodriguez-Barraquer currently works remotely from Colombia.
Why a failure to vaccinate the world will put us all at risk | Niall Firth | February 13, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewColombia’s lakes and rivers are already home to large native mammals.
Invasion of the hippos: Colombia is running out of time to tackle Pablo Escobar’s wildest legacy | Sarah Kaplan | January 11, 2021 | Washington PostIn practice, this means a Colombian student could take virtual courses using a cell phone and receive, as compensation, Colombia coins from the nation’s finance ministry.
Bank chief proposes far-out crypto idea ‘that should be next Nobel Prize’ | rhhackettfortune | December 15, 2020 | FortuneThe foundation on Thursday in a tweet said the HRC grant will allow it to continue its work in support of “equitable access to mental health in Colombia.”
HRC launches small grants initiative for global LGBTQ groups | Michael K. Lavers | December 11, 2020 | Washington BladeToday Colombia is home to an estimated 80 hippopotami—by far the largest wild population of the animals outside their native habitats in Africa.
The refugees come from Panama, Paraguay, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala, and Puerto Rico.
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Most Latin Americans celebrated the rapprochement between the United States and Cuba.
Venezuela Says Goodbye to Its Lil Friend, While the Rest of the Continent Cheers | Catalina Lobo-Guererro | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn Colombia, it was perceived more like a coincidence or perhaps even an opportunistic play by the FARC.
Venezuela Says Goodbye to Its Lil Friend, While the Rest of the Continent Cheers | Catalina Lobo-Guererro | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPan Am was granted landing rights at Camp Colombia, an army base near Havana.
Now the question in Colombia, is, will a bilateral ceasefire be announced in coming days?
Did The U.S.-Cuba Deal Help Drive A Rebel Ceasefire in Colombia? | Richard McColl | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis excellency proceeded to that town, and, under his auspices, the provisional government annexed the province to Colombia.
Colombia and Venezuela are of great importance, far more so commercially than the republics of the Andes.
The Complete Club Book for Women | Caroline French BentonHere and there a pair of blue rock-pigeons (Colombia intermedia) is busy with eggs or young ones.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India | Douglas DewarThus revolutions against his authority broke out in Venezuela, and even in parts of Colombia itself.
South America | W. H. KoebelCaptain Cochrane in his Journal in Colombia, says that they obtain the poison from a small frog called the rana de veneno.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1 | Hubert Howe Bancroft
British Dictionary definitions for Colombia
/ (kəˈlɒmbɪə) /
a republic in NW South America: inhabited by Chibchas and other Indians before Spanish colonization in the 16th century; independence won by Bolívar in 1819; became the Republic of Colombia in 1886; violence and unrest have been endemic since the 1970s. It consists chiefly of a hot swampy coastal plain, separated by ranges of the Andes from the pampas and the equatorial forests of the Amazon basin in the east. Language: Spanish. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: peso. Capital: Bogotá. Pop: 45 745 783 (2013 est). Area: 1 138 908 sq km (439 735 sq miles)
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