cartagena

Thân thiện

Cartagena is a historic port city with colorful colonial buildings.

Definition

Proper noun: * A port city in northwestern Colombia on the Caribbean Sea: A major city on the northern coast of South America, known for its historical colonial walled city and as a significant tourist destination and commercial port. * A port in southeastern Spain on the Mediterranean: A historic city and naval base in the Murcia region of Spain, founded by the Carthaginians.

Usage Examples

• Proper noun (Colombia):
  • The historic center of Cartagena is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • We took a cruise that stopped in Cartagena, Colombia.
• Proper noun (Spain):
  • The Roman theatre was discovered in Cartagena, Spain, in 1988.
  • The Spanish fleet has a base in Cartagena.

Advanced Usage

• "Cartagena Protocol": Refers to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, an international agreement adopted in Cartagena, Colombia, in 2000, which seeks to protect biological diversity from the potential risks posed by living modified organisms.
  • The country is a signatory to the Cartagena Protocol.

Variants and Related Words

• Cartagenero/Cartagenera (Spanish noun): A person from either Cartagena, Colombia, or Cartagena, Spain.
  • As a Cartagenera, she knows all the best local spots.

Synonyms

• (For the Colombian city) Cartagena de Indias (its full historical name).
• (For the Spanish city) Carthago Nova (its ancient Roman name).

Notes on Different Meanings

The word "Cartagena" refers specifically to two distinct, famous port cities. Context is crucial to determine which one is meant. In English, the country is typically specified to avoid ambiguity (e.g., "Cartagena, Colombia" vs. "Cartagena, Spain"). Without context, it most commonly refers to the Colombian city in modern general usage.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a port city in northwestern Colombia on the Caribbean
2. a port in southeastern Spain on the Mediterranean

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