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Bogota

Bogota

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The capital and largest city of Colombia that sits on high, flat land
  • proper noun
  • /boʊˈɡoʊtə/
: Bogotá
  • Clubhouses exist overseas, too, for example, in Bogota, Colombia, and Esslingen, Germany.
  • Bogota, Colombia
  • mayor of Bogota
  • Bogota conference

We did Mexico, Medellin, Bogota, Peru.

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Examples

  • Let's meet in Bogota.

  • One of the nice things about these wonderful museums in downtown Bogota is that they are free on weekends.

  • so she would come from Bogota, pick me up and make sure

  • And then I think we stayed a night in Bogota and then we went to the airport the next day.

  • So let's go meet him in Bogota and get him excited.

  • The doctor said he could get us to Bogota.

  • That photo was taken five years after Nick and I met, when I was at State Department in Bogota.

  • I go to Bogota and Barranquilla, and I have lots of friends.

  • As a kid, the bus ride from school to my family's house in Bogota seemed eternal.

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  • The flight to Bogota offers stunning views of the Andes mountains.

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Etymology

Bogota takes its name from the old local word Bacatá, used by the Muisca people, which meant 'planted fields' or 'farm fields'. So the city's name points to its place on a high, fertile plateau where people once grew crops.