Barranquilla

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Bar·ran·quil·la

(băr′ən-kē′ə, -yä, bä′rän-)

A city of northern Colombia on the Magdalena River near the Caribbean Sea. Founded in 1629, it is Colombia's chief port.

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Barranquilla

(Spanish barranˈkiʎa)

(Placename) a port in N Colombia, on the Magdalena River. Pop: 1 918 000 (2005 est)

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Bar•ran•qui•lla

(ˌbɑr rɑnˈki yɑ)

n.

a seaport in N Colombia, on the Magdalena River. 1,064,255.

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Barranquilla - a port city of northern Colombia near the Caribbean on the Magdalena River

Colombia, Republic of Colombia - 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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