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colombia

Co·lom·bi·a
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh-luhm-bee-uh; Spanish kaw-lawm-byah]
    • /kəˈlʌm bi ə; Spanish kɔˈlɔm byɑ/
    • /kəˈlɒmbɪə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-luhm-bee-uh; Spanish kaw-lawm-byah]
    • /kəˈlʌm bi ə; Spanish kɔˈlɔm byɑ/

Definitions of colombia word

  • noun colombia 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) 3
  • noun colombia country in NW South America, on the Pacific Ocean & the Caribbean Sea: gained independence from Spain in 1819: 440,829 sq mi (1,141,743 sq km); pop. 29,482,000; cap. Bogotá 3
  • noun colombia a republic in NW South America. 439,828 sq. mi. (1,139,155 sq. km). Capital: Bogotá. 1
  • noun colombia country in South America 1
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Parts of speech for Colombia

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colombia popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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