South American nation, independent from 1819 as part of Gran Colombia (after its breakup in 1850, as New Granada, then Colombia from 1863); named for Italian explorer Christopher Columbus (Italian Colombo, Portuguese Colom, Spanish Colón).
雙語例句
1. Colombia has called out the army and imposed emergency measures.
哥倫比亞出動了軍隊，并采取了緊急措施。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Abstention is traditionally high in Colombia.
在哥倫比亞，棄權率歷來較高。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The Republic of Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903.
巴拿馬共和國于1903年脫離哥倫比亞。
來自《權威詞典》
4. The elections may prove to be pivotal in Colombia's political history.