Colombia

Meaning

Colombia (a country in South America)

Hyphenated as

Co‧lom‧bia

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/koˈlombja/

Etymology

From Italian Colombo (“Cristoforo Colombo”) + -ia. Named after Genoese explorer Christopher Columbus (1451–1506) in 1819, from Francisco de Miranda's use of the term to designate Spanish America in the 1790s.

Sentences

Ha hecho parte del Senado y de la Cámara de Representantes de Colombia .

He has been part of the Senate and the House of Representatives of Colombia.

En Colombia reciben el nombre común de adonis .

In Colombia they receive the common name of adonis.

La cinta es una coproducción entre Palestina , Dinamarca , Colombia , Francia y Noruega .

The film is a co-production between Palestine, Denmark, Colombia, France and Norway.

Ha girado por Estados Unidos , Francia , Austria , España , Alemania , Argentina , Chile y Colombia .

He has toured the United States, France, Austria, Spain, Germany, Argentina, Chile and Colombia.

Estudió la Licenciatura en Literatura en la Universidad del Valle en Cali , Colombia .

He studied his Bachelor's Degree in Literature at the Universidad del Valle in Cali, Colombia.

Dicho grupo compartió con Chile , Colombia , Paraguay y Bolivia .

This group shared with Chile, Colombia, Paraguay and Bolivia.