Bar·ran·quil·la (b r  n-k  , -yä, bärän-) A city of northern Colombia on the Magdalena River near the Caribbean Sea. Founded in 1629, it is Colombia's chief port. Population: 1,140,000. |
Barranquilla (Spanish) [barranˈkiʎa]
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(Placename) a port in N Colombia, on the Magdalena River. Pop.: 1 223 260 (1999 est.)
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| Noun | 1. | Barranquilla - a port city of northern Colombia near the Caribbean on the Magdalena River Colombia, Republic of Colombia - a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language |
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