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Cartagena in British English
(ˌkɑːtəˈdʒiːnə, Spanish kartaˈxena)
noun
1.
a port in NW Colombia, on the Caribbean: centre for the Inquisition and the slave trade in the 16th century; chief oil port of Colombia. Pop: 1 002 000 (2005 est)
2.
a port in SE Spain, on the Mediterranean: important since Carthaginian and Roman times for its minerals. Pop: 194 203 (2003 est)
Cartagena in American English
(ˌkɑrtəˈheɪnə; ˌkɑrtəˈdʒiˈnə)
1.
seaport in NW Colombia, on the Caribbean: pop. 688,000
2.
seaport in Murcia, SE Spain, on the Mediterranean: pop. 167,000
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