English > Republic of Colombia: 1 sense > noun 1, location| Meaning | 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. |
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| Synonym | Colombia |
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| Instance of | South American country, South American nation | Any one of the countries occupying the South American continent |
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| Member of | Organization of American States, OAS | An association including most countries in the western hemisphere |
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| Members | Colombian | A native or inhabitant of Colombia |
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| Part of | South America | A continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama |
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| Parts | Andes | A mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast |
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| Arauca | A river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela |
| Barranquilla | A port city of northern Colombia near the Caribbean on the Magdalena River |
| Bogota, capital of Colombia | Capital and largest city of Colombia |
| Cali | city in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area |
| Cartagena | A port city in northwestern Colombia on the Caribbean |
| Galeras, Pasto | An active volcano in southeastern Colombia in the Andes |
| Magdalena, Magdalena River | A river that rises in the Andes mountains in southwestern Colombia and flows generally northward to empty into the Caribbean Sea at Barranquilla |
| Medellin | city in western Colombia |
| Orinoco, Orinoco River | A South American river 1,500 miles long |
| Purace | An inactive volcano in the Andes in southern Colombia |
| Soledad | A city in northern Colombia |
| Region of | Cali cartel | A drug cartel that seized control of cocaine production in Colombia in 1993 |
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| Medellin cartel | A drug cartel in Colombia |
| National Liberation Army, ELN | A Marxist terrorist group formed in 1963 by Colombian intellectuals who were inspired by the Cuban Revolution |
| Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarios de Colombia, FARC | A powerful and wealthy terrorist organization formed in 1957 as the guerilla arm of the Colombian communist party |
| United Self-Defense Force of Colombia, United Self-Defense Group of Colombia, Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia, AUC | A terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups |
| Spanish | Colombia |
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| Catalan | Colombia, Colòmbia |
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