Meanings
- A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Colombia. Capital: Bogotá.
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Fafo works with small trading nations such as Colombia because US markets could quickly adapt to the greater expense of its coffee, flowers and other exports. There will be a different order of chaos, though, if Trump follows through on tariffs on the EU (17 per cent of US imports), Mexico (15 per cent), China (14 per cent) or Canada (12 per cent).
2025 January 27, David Charter, “Fafo diplomacy: How Colombia found out Trump meant business”, in The Times, archived from the original on 27 Jan 2025Synonyms: New Granada
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA country in South America. Official name: Republic of Colombia. Capital: Bogotá.
Origin
- ItalianColombo“Cristoforo Colombo”
- SpanishColombia
- EnglishColombia
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.
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Afrikaans Colombia, Colombië
- Colombiacountry in South America
- Colombiëcountry in South America
- Kolombiëcountry in South America
Arabic كُولُومْبِيَا, كُلُمبِية
- كُولُومْبِيَا (kolombiyā)country in South America
- كُلُمبِية (kolombiyā)country in South America
- كُلُمبيا (kolombiyā)country in South America
Basque Kolonbia
- Kolonbiacountry in South America
Bengali কলম্বিয়া, কলোমবিয়া
- কলম্বিয়া (kolombiẏa)country in South America
- কলোমবিয়া (kolōmbiẏa)country in South America
Bulgarian Колу́мбия
- Колу́мбия (Kolúmbija)country in South America
Catalan Colòmbia
- Colòmbiacountry in South America
Chinese Cantonese 哥倫比亞 /哥伦比亚
- 哥倫比亞 /哥伦比亚 (go¹ leon⁴ bei² aa³)country in South America
Chinese Mandarin 哥倫比亞 /哥伦比亚
- 哥倫比亞 /哥伦比亚 (Gēlúnbǐyà)country in South America
Czech Kolumbie
- Kolumbiecountry in South America
Danish Colombia
- Colombiacountry in South America
Dutch Colombia, Colombië
- Colombiacountry in South America
- Colombiëcountry in South America
Esperanto Kolombio
- Kolombiocountry in South America
Estonian Colombia, Kolumbia
- Colombiacountry in South America
- Kolumbiacountry in South America
Finnish Kolumbia
- Kolumbiacountry in South America
French Colombie
- Colombiecountry in South America
German Kolumbien
- Kolumbiencountry in South America
Greek Κολομβία
- Κολομβία (Kolomvía)country in South America
Hawaiian Kolomepia
- Kolomepiacountry in South America
Hebrew קוֹלוֹמְבְּיָה
- קוֹלוֹמְבְּיָה (kolombya)country in South America
Hindi कोलंबिया
- कोलंबिया (kolambiyā)country in South America
Hungarian Kolumbia
- Kolumbiacountry in South America
Icelandic Kólumbía
- Kólumbíacountry in South America
Indonesian Kolombia
- Kolombiacountry in South America
Irish Colóim
- Colóimcountry in South America
Italian Colombia
- Colombiacountry in South America
Japanese コロンビア
- コロンビア (Koronbia)country in South America
Korean 콜롬비아, 꼴롬비아
- 콜롬비아 (Kollombia)country in South America
- 꼴롬비아 (Kkollombia)country in South America
Latin Columbia, Colombia
- Columbiacountry in South America
- Colombiacountry in South America
Latvian Kolumbija
- Kolumbijacountry in South America
Lithuanian Kolumbija
- Kolumbijacountry in South America
Malay Colombia
- Colombiacountry in South America
Māori Koromōpia
- Koromōpiacountry in South America
Norwegian Bokmål Colombia
- Colombiacountry in South America
Polish Kolumbia
- Kolumbiacountry in South America
Portuguese Colômbia
- Colômbiacountry in South America
Punjabi ਕੋਲੰਬੀਆ
- ਕੋਲੰਬੀਆ (kolambīā)country in South America
Romanian Columbia
- Columbiacountry in South America
Russian Колу́мбия
- Колу́мбия (Kolúmbija)country in South America
Slovak Kolumbia
- Kolumbiacountry in South America
Spanish Colombia
- Colombiacountry in South America
Swahili Kolombia
- Kolombiacountry in South America
Swedish Colombia
- Colombiacountry in South America
Tagalog Kolombiya
- Kolombiyacountry in South America
Tamil கொலம்பியா
- கொலம்பியா (kolampiyā)country in South America
Thai โคลอมเบีย
- โคลอมเบีย (koo-lɔm-biia)country in South America
Turkish Kolombiya
- Kolombiyacountry in South America
Ukrainian Колу́мбія
- Колу́мбія (Kolúmbija)country in South America
Urdu کولَمْبِیا
- کولَمْبِیا (kolambiyā)country in South America
Vietnamese Cô-lôm-bi-a
- Cô-lôm-bi-acountry in South America
Yiddish קאָלאָמביע
- קאָלאָמביע (kolombye)country in South America
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
Colombia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colombia
“Colombia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colombia. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Colombia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colombia.
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