- Colombia
- republic, NW South America; 440,831 sq. mi.; pop. 32,978,000; cap. Bogotá.
Webster's Gazetteer. 2013.
Colombia
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Colombia — [kə lum′bē ə; ] Sp [ kō̂ lō̂m′byä] 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 Colombian adj., n … English World dictionary
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Colombia — Colombian, adj., n. /keuh lum bee euh/; Sp. /kaw lawm byah/, n. a republic in NW South America. 37,418,290; 439,828 sq. mi. (1,139,155 sq. km). Cap.: Bogotá. * * * Colombia Introduction Colombia Background: Colombia was one of the three countries … Universalium
