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[ kuh-luhm-boh ] / kəˈlʌm boʊ /
nouna seaport in and the capital of Sri Lanka, on the W coast. Words nearby ColomboColomb-Béchar, Colombes, Colombia, Colombian, Colombian gold, Colombo, colon, colonalgia, colon bacillus, colonel, Colonel Blimp Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Colombo“[Colombo] sits like a baby next to Carl [Gambino] all the time,” DeCavalcante said. Jersey’s True-Life Tony Soprano: Meet the DeCavalcante Crime Family|Michael Daly|June 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST The 2013 Chogm takes place in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 15 to 17 November. Queen FINALLY Eases Up On Workload And Will Cut Back On Long Haul Flights|Tom Sykes|May 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST A few weeks later the monks laid siege to a Muslim-owned abattoir in Colombo to halt the slaughter of cattle. What Intolerant Buddhist Monks Are Doing to Sri Lanka|Kapil Komireddi|April 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST Plus, a gallery of some of the blown covers, curated by Colombo. New Yorker Covers You Weren’t Meant to See|Jorge Colombo|May 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
"If you file a claim for a million, then yes, when the clawback letter comes for a million, you can't lie," Colombo said. Sticking It to Madoff Victims|Benjamin Sarlin|January 28, 2009|DAILY BEAST With great regret they left Kandy, and were soon in Colombo again. Across India|Oliver Optic The change from oven-like Colombo in midsummer to the air of this invigorating region is truly delightful. The Pearl of India|Maturin M. Ballou She called at my house a day or two after the Vega had left Colombo, and produced a letter, an envelope, and two or three cards. One lady had "just broke the ager on-ter her by sax-fax tea, mix'd with Colombo." The Puddleford Papers,|H. H. Riley Recently, however, steam power has been applied in Colombo, with great advantage. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom|P. L. Simmonds
British Dictionary definitions for Colombo
nounthe capital and chief port of Sri Lanka, on the W coast, with one of the largest artificial harbours in the world. Pop: 653 000 (2005 est) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |