Colombia
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Colombia
- /kəˈlʌm.bi.ə/ UK, US
- /kəˈlʊm.bi.ə/ Northern England
- /kəˈlʌm.be.ə/ Scotland
- /koˈlom.bjɐ/ Philippines
Sounds like Columbia
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish Colombia, from Italian Colombo (“Cristoforo Colombo”); named after Genoese explorer Christopher Columbus (1451–1506). Equivalent to Italian Colombo + -ia; piecewise doublet of Columbia.
proper noun
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A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Colombia. Capital: Bogotá.
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Similar: New Granada
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ecuador, panama, peru, brazil, chile, mauritius, colombian, ireland, norway, singapore, tunisia, cambodia, bangladesh, bulgaria, ukraine, columbia
Translations
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name country in South America
| Español | Colombia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 콜롬비아 Kollombia |
| 日本語 | コロンビア Koronbia |
| 中文 | 哥倫比亞 /哥伦比亚 Gēlúnbǐyà |
| हिन्दी | कोलंबिया kolambiyā |
| Kiswahili | Kolombia |
| Português | Colômbia |
| Français | Colombie |
| Deutsch | Kolumbien |
| Italiano | Colombia |
| Ελληνικά | Κολομβία Kolomvía |
| Română | Columbia |
| Русский | Колу́мбия Kolúmbija |
| Tiếng Việt | Cô-lôm-bi-a |
| العربية | كُولُومْبِيَا kolombiyā, كُلُمبِية kolombiyā, كُلُمبيا kolombiyā |
| עברית | קוֹלוֹמְבְּיָה kolombya |
Talk about this word "Colombia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/colombia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Colombia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/colombia "Colombia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/colombia.Cite this
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title = {Colombia},
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year = {2026},
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