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).
双语例句
1. Colombia has called out the army and imposed emergency measures.
哥伦比亚出动了军队，并采取了紧急措施。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Abstention is traditionally high in Colombia.
在哥伦比亚，弃权率历来较高。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The Republic of Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903.
巴拿马共和国于1903年脱离哥伦比亚。
来自《权威词典》
4. The elections may prove to be pivotal in Colombia's political history.
