COLOMBIA
\kəlˈʌmbi͡ə], \kəlˈʌmbiə], \k_ə_l_ˈʌ_m_b_iə]\
Definitions of COLOMBIA
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a republic in northwestern South America; the major legal crop is coffee but cocaine is also a major export
By Princeton University
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a republic in northwestern South America; the major legal crop is coffee but cocaine is also a major export
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The independence of Colombia was recognized by the United States in March, 1822. A commercial treaty was concluded between the United States and the undivided republic of Colombia October 3, 1824. In 1831 the republic was divided into New Granada, Venezuela and Ecuador. New Granada concluded a commercial treaty with the United States in 1846. By this treaty the United States guaranteed the neutrality of the Isthmus of Panama in compensation for specified commercial advantages, and on these grounds the United States has claimed the right to be heard in Panama Canal affairs. A consular convention was concluded in 1850, and claims conventions favorable to the United States in 1857 and 1861.
By John Franklin Jameson
