Colombia

American

[kuh-luhm-bee-uh, kaw-lawm-byah] / kəˈlʌm bi ə, kɔˈlɔm byɑ /

noun

a republic in northwestern South America. 439,828 sq. mi. (1,139,155 sq. km). Bogotá.

Colombia British

/ kəˈlɒmbɪə /

noun

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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Colombia Cultural

Republic in northwestern South America, bordered by Panama to the northwest, Venezuela to the northeast, Ecuador and Peru to the south, and Brazil to the southeast. Its capital and largest city is Bogotá.

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Trafficking of marijuana and cocaine remains a problem in Colombia. With support from the United States, the Colombian government has attacked drug traffickers, but the country continues to be torn by civil war between left-wing and right-wing factions.

Its major legal crop is coffee.

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Colombian adjective

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They also triumphed at the Women's U-20 World Cup in Colombia in September 2024, giving them a remarkable three world titles in just over a year.

From Barron's

In Bali, Colombia and Thailand, the strains of housing American remote workers paid in dollars have inspired locals to mount protests against a wave of gentrification.

From The Wall Street Journal

Alcalá, 64 years old, is serving a nearly 22-year sentence after pleading guilty in 2023 to providing material support, including firearms, to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, a former rebel group.

From The Wall Street Journal

INÍRIDA, Colombia—A few miles up the river from this border outpost, vast mineral riches are buried in the Venezuelan jungle.

From The Wall Street Journal

The couple's last tour - a four-day trip to Colombia in August 2024 - saw them visit a school in capital Bogotá to talk to teenagers about the impact of social media.

From BBC

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