Bo·go·tá (b  g -tä ) The capital and largest city of Colombia, in the central part of the country on a high plain in the eastern Andes. It was a center of Chibcha culture before the Spanish established a settlement in 1538. Population: 7,030,000. |
Bogotá [ˌbəʊgəˈtɑː (Spanish) boγoˈta]
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(Placename) the capital of Colombia, on a central plateau of the E Andes: originally the centre of Chibcha civilization; founded as a city in 1538 by the Spaniards. Pop.: 6 260 862 (1999 est.)
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