Colombia
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- proper noun
- /kəˈlʌmbiə/
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Colombia
- Indeed, a decade ago, Colombia was on the verge of failure.
- coast of Colombia
- trade with Colombia
- agreement with Colombia
They are the oldest Indians in Colombia and very wise.
- They are the oldest Indians in Colombia and very wise.
- So how, how are the dealers there in Colombia different from in Mexico?
- We I was out of Chile, Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay, Mexico.
- I went to school in Colombia with one of my dad's girlfriends.
- But I think, I think he did help to grow the sport in Colombia to retain talent.
- But of course in Colombia there are no hippos out there.
- I flew the victims from, you know, from Colombia to Havana to Cuba.
- Yeah, because the cocaine, you don't buy it in Colombia straight away like this.
- I only saw two Latin American families, one from Colombia, one from Peru.
- You are deeply, deeply familiar and intimate with Colombia and its people.
- And they would, you know, live in like Colombia or Thailand or Vietnam or Bali.
- And it was mostly also directly coming from Colombia and Ecuador.
- OK, I went to Colombia and Panama and and Jamaica.
- They can move overland into Colombia and they can cross the Darien Gap into Panama.
- What is your kind of evaluation of Plan Colombia?
Examples
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The free-trade agreement with Colombia is in the same category.
Academic text (2008) -
The coffee from Colombia is renowned for its rich flavor.
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And they called me to go to Colombia and to do a show.
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Well, when I was growing up in Colombia, you really did a good job.
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MAN: I left Colombia this morning.
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So how, how are the dealers there in Colombia different from in Mexico?
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You are deeply, deeply familiar and intimate with Colombia and its people.
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The number of people displaced by violence within Colombia's borders reached almost 5 million.
Academic text (2011) -
Four years ago, a volcano erupted in Colombia.
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This is Colombia.
Synonyms
A country in northwest South America with coasts on the Pacific and the Caribbean
Compounds
A violent group of armed fighters in Colombia formed in 1997 and paid with drug money
An armed rebel group in Colombia that fought the government and was linked to the drug trade
A political party in Colombia formed by former fighters after the 2016 peace agreement that takes part in elections
- Formal
A country in northwest South America with coasts on the Pacific and the Caribbean
An armed left-wing group in Colombia that fought the government and used kidnapping and the drug trade to fund itself
- Literature
A political party in Colombia formed by former fighters after the 2016 peace talks
A former illegal armed group in Colombia that used violence and sold drugs
An illegal armed group in Colombia formed in 1997 that fought and sold drugs
A right-wing armed group in Colombia that deals in drugs and uses violence
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Colombia is named after the explorer Columbus, called Colón in Spanish, and is related to the same name Columbia. It means 'land of Columbus', so the country's name simply honours him and explains why it sounds like Columbus.