Colombia

 
Pronunciation: /kəˈlɒmbɪə/
  • a country in the extreme NW of South America, having a coastline on both the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean; population 43,677,400 (est. 2009); official language, Spanish; capital, Bogotá. Colombia was conquered by the Spanish in the early 16th century and achieved independence in the early 19th century.

Derivatives

Colombian

adjective & noun

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