- Main Entry:
- Co·lom·bia

- Pronunciation:
-
\kə-ˈləm-bē-ə also -ˈlōm-\
- Function:
- geographical name
country NW S.South America bordering on Caribbean Sea & Pacific Ocean ∗ Bogotá area 439,735 square miles (1,138,914 square kilometers), population 26,525,670
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Co·lom·bi·an
\-bē-ən\
adjective or noun