Definition of Colombian in English:
Colombian
adjective kəˈlɒmbɪənkəˈləmbiən
Relating to or characteristic of Colombia or its people.
a remote village near the Colombian border
the former Colombian president
Example sentencesExamples
- He may be an American, but his knowledge of Colombian politics and lifestyle is extensive and a tribute to the thorough research he carried out before filming.
- The site of the Colombian artist's sculpture was the imposing 19th-century Anglican Cathedral.
- A Colombian coffee has a winey flavor associated with its acidity.
- A famous Saxon heirloom is nearby, the lump of brown iron ore studded with newly-discovered Colombian emeralds.
- He was born in Spain and one of his parents is Colombian.
noun kəˈlɒmbɪənkəˈləmbiən
A native or inhabitant of Colombia.
only 17 per cent of Colombians live in Bogota
Example sentencesExamples
- A native Colombian who has never acted in a film before, she has the face of Raphael's Madonna and displays a gravitas far beyond her 23 years.
- After the late 1970s, many Colombians chose to settle in Miami, which they found attractive for its climate, growing economy, and tradition of tolerance.
- I had never climbed so fast in my life, either, but my attempts to keep up with the Colombians were hopeless.
- In New York in the '70s, with the Cuban embargo, you'd get the Puerto Rican musicians and exiled Cuban musicians mixing with Colombians.
- His many works filled Colombians with curiosity and admiration for the region's cultural complexity, its contemporary myths, its take on reality.
Definition of Colombian in US English:
Colombian
adjectivekəˈləmbiənkəˈləmbēən
Relating to or characteristic of Colombia or its people.
a remote village near the Colombian border
the former Colombian president
Example sentencesExamples
- A Colombian coffee has a winey flavor associated with its acidity.
- He may be an American, but his knowledge of Colombian politics and lifestyle is extensive and a tribute to the thorough research he carried out before filming.
- The site of the Colombian artist's sculpture was the imposing 19th-century Anglican Cathedral.
- He was born in Spain and one of his parents is Colombian.
- A famous Saxon heirloom is nearby, the lump of brown iron ore studded with newly-discovered Colombian emeralds.
nounkəˈləmbiənkəˈləmbēən
A native or inhabitant of Colombia.
only 17 percent of Colombians live in Bogota
Example sentencesExamples
- After the late 1970s, many Colombians chose to settle in Miami, which they found attractive for its climate, growing economy, and tradition of tolerance.
- His many works filled Colombians with curiosity and admiration for the region's cultural complexity, its contemporary myths, its take on reality.
- I had never climbed so fast in my life, either, but my attempts to keep up with the Colombians were hopeless.
- A native Colombian who has never acted in a film before, she has the face of Raphael's Madonna and displays a gravitas far beyond her 23 years.
- In New York in the '70s, with the Cuban embargo, you'd get the Puerto Rican musicians and exiled Cuban musicians mixing with Colombians.