Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

colombia

/kəˈlʌm.bi.ə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.95 in modern English

Syllables: colom-bia
IPA: /kəˈlʌm.bi.ə/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Colombia. Capital: Bogotá.

Example Sentences

"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)."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Colombia, from Italian Colombo (“Cristoforo Colombo”); named after Genoese explorer Christopher Columbus (1451–1506). Equivalent to Colombo + -ia; piecewise doublet of Columbia.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: Colombo

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kəˈlʌm.bi.ə/
British English: /kəˈlʌm.bi.ə/

Derived Forms

Colombian

Synonyms

New Granada

Homonyms

Columbia

Rhymes With

columbia cumbia

Questions

How do you pronounce colombia?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈlʌm.bi.ə/.
What does colombia mean?: A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Colombia. Capital: Bogotá.
Where does colombia come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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