Co·lom·bi·a

(kə-lŭm′bē-ə)

A country of northwest South America with coastlines on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Previously inhabited by the Chibchas, it was settled by the Spanish in 1530s and formed the nucleus of the viceroyalty of New Granada after 1739. The area gained its independence from Spain in 1820 under the leadership of Simón Bolívar, but the modern state of Colombia did not emerge until after Venezuela and Ecuador (1830) and later Panama (1903) had become separate nations. Bogotá is the capital and the largest city.

Co·lom′bi·an adj. & n.

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Colombian

(kəˈlɒmbɪən)

adj

(Placename) of or relating to Colombia or its inhabitants

(Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Colombia

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	Colombian - a native or inhabitant of Colombia 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 South American - a native or inhabitant of South America
Adj.	1.	Colombian - of or relating to or characteristic of Colombia or its people; "Colombian coffee"

Translations

كولومبيّ

Kolumbijeckolumbijský

colombianercolombiansk

Kolumbianer kolumbianisch Kolumbianerin

κολομβιανός

colombiano colombiana

kolumbialainen

Colombien colombienne

Kolumbijackolumbijski

colombiano

コロンビアのコロンビア人

콜롬비아 사람콜롬비아의

Colombiaan Colombiaans

colombianer colombiansk

Kolumbijczyk kolumbijskiKolumbijka

colombiano

колумбиец колумбийка колумбийский

colombiancolombiansk

เกี่ยวกับประเทศโคลัมเบียชาวโคลัมเบีย

Kolombiya Kolombiyalı

người Colombiathuộc nước/người Colombia

哥伦比亚人哥伦比亚的

Colombian

[kəˈlɒmbɪən]

A. ADJ → colombiano

B. N → colombiano/a m/f

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Colombian

[kəˈlɒmbiən]

adj [person, authorities] → colombien(ne)

n → Colombien(ne) m/f

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Colombian

[kəˈlɒmbɪən] adj & n → colombiano/a

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Colombian

→ كولومبيّ Kolumbijec, kolumbijský colombianer, colombiansk Kolumbianer, kolumbianisch κολομβιανός colombiano kolumbialainen Colombien Kolumbijac, kolumbijski colombiano コロンビアの, コロンビア人 콜롬비아 사람, 콜롬비아의 Colombiaan, Colombiaans colombianer, colombiansk Kolumbijczyk, kolumbijski colombiano колумбиец, колумбийский colombian, colombiansk เกี่ยวกับประเทศโคลัมเบีย, ชาวโคลัมเบีย Kolombiya, Kolombiyalı người Colombia, thuộc nước/người Colombia 哥伦比亚人, 哥伦比亚的

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