Colombo
[kə'lʌmbəu]
Definition
(noun.) the capital and largest city of Sri Lanka; has one of the largest harbors in the world; is located on the western coast of the island of Ceylon.
Edited by Hilda--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) See Calumba.
Typist: Ollie
Examples
- From Italy came Professor Colombo, later a cabinet minister, with his friend Signor Buzzi, of Milan. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Christopher Colombo--the great Christopher Colombo. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I show you beautiful, O, magnificent bust Christopher Colombo! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The rights were secured for the peninsula; Colombo and his friends organized the Italian Edison Company, and erected at Milan the first central station in that country. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Christopher Colombo! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Christopher Colombo --pleasant name--is--is he dead? Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I show you ze letter writing by Christopher Colombo! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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