Colima

Co·li·ma  (k-lmä)

A volcano, 4,100 m (13,448 ft) high, of west-central Mexico. Mexico's most active volcano, it erupted explosively in 1987 and 1994.

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Colima (Spanish) [koˈlima]

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1. (Placename) a state of SW Mexico, on the Pacific coast: mainly a coastal plain, rising to the foothills of the Sierra Madre, with important mineral resources. Capital: Colima. Pop.: 540 679 (2000). Area: 5455 sq. km (2106 sq. miles)

2. (Placename) a city in SW Mexico, capital of Colima state, on the Colima River. Pop.: 106 967 (1990)

3. (Placename) Nevado de. a volcano in SW Mexico, in Jalisco state. Height: 4339 m (14 235 ft.)

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Colima - an active volcano in southwestern Mexico Nevado de Colima, Volcan de Colima Mexico, United Mexican States - a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810