Bogotá

[boh-guh-tah, boh-guh-tah, baw-gaw-tah]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Colombia, in the central part.

Bogotá

/ ˌbəʊɡəˈtɑː, boɣoˈta /

noun

1. the capital of Colombia, on a central plateau of the E Andes: originally the centre of Chibcha civilization; founded as a city in 1538 by the Spaniards. Pop: 7 594 000 (2005 est)

Bogotá

1. Capital of Colombia and the largest city in the country, located near the center of Colombia on a high, fertile plain.

Example Sentences

Uribe Londoño was a member of Bogotá's city council in the late 80s and a senator for Colombia's Conservative Party in the early 90s.

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A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to seven years in juvenile detention for shooting Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay at a rally in Bogotá in June.

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American Pareja earned a wildcard spot after reaching the semi-finals in Bogota as a qualifier in her WTA debut, before finishing runner-up in both singles and doubles at this year's Wimbledon juniors event.

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The 39-year-old was hit by three bullets - two of them in the head and one in the leg - at a campaign rally on 7 June in the capital, Bogotá.

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Uribe, who maintains his innocence, told a judge in Bogotá he would appeal against his conviction.

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