Cartagena

[ kahr-tuh-jee-nuh; Spanish kahr-tah-he-nah ]

/ ˌkɑr təˈdʒi nə; Spanish ˌkɑr tɑˈhɛ nɑ /

noun

a seaport in SE Spain.

a seaport in N Colombia.

Example sentences from the Web for cartagena

I was roasted by the sun in Cartagena and walked the once deadly streets of Medellin in the rain.

Memorial Days After Mourning Has Passed |Alex Horton |May 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Paradoxically, when asked earlier this year to name his favorite vacation spot, Radel named Cartagena, Colombia.

Hip-Hop Conservative Rep. Trey Radel Charged With Cocaine Possession |Ben Jacobs |November 20, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Consider the Sixth Summit of the Americas, held at Cartagena, Colombia, two weeks ago.

Cartagena Summit’s Other Outrage: Obama’s Indifference to Latin Issues |Mac Margolis |April 27, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
In Cartagena, he adds, “these women sometimes look to meet people perhaps in the hope of going abroad and having a better future.”

Colombian Cabdriver Recounts Escorts’ Reaction to Secret Service Feud |Mac Margolis, Jenny Gonzalez |April 21, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

In an exclusive, a Cartagena cabdriver recounts his morning after with the women involved in the Secret Service scandal.

Colombian Cabdriver Recounts Escorts’ Reaction to Secret Service Feud |Mac Margolis, Jenny Gonzalez |April 21, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The English commander visited Cartagena, which he found had again been despoiled by buccaneers.

The Colonization of North America |Herbert Eugene Bolton
And then the burning river, to Cartagena, where––where he is!

Carmen Ariza |Charles Francis Stocking
On the 2nd of November the Governor of Cartagena made a determined attempt to destroy him or drive him out to sea.

On the Spanish Main |John Masefield
When Josè arrived in Cartagena he had found it a city of vivid contrasts.

Carmen Ariza |Charles Francis Stocking
Good; for Cartagena would soon get the report, and his own tenure of the parish would be rendered doubly sure thereby.

Carmen Ariza |Charles Francis Stocking

British Dictionary definitions for cartagena

Cartagena

/ (ˌkɑːtəˈdʒiːnə, Spanish kartaˈxena) /

noun

a port in NW Colombia, on the Caribbean: centre for the Inquisition and the slave trade in the 16th century; chief oil port of Colombia. Pop: 1 002 000 (2005 est)

a port in SE Spain, on the Mediterranean: important since Carthaginian and Roman times for its minerals. Pop: 194 203 (2003 est)

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