How do you use Barranquilla in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like city or metropolis, plus the exact meaning.
Barranquilla in a sentence
Barranquilla meaning
A city in northern Colombia; the capital of Atlántico department.
Synonyms of Barranquilla
Using Barranquilla
- The main meaning on this page is: A city in northern Colombia; the capital of Atlántico department.
- Useful related words include: city, metropolis, urban center, port.
- In the example corpus, barranquilla often appears in combinations such as: in barranquilla, barranquilla colombia, the barranquilla.
Context around Barranquilla
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Barranquilla
- In this selection, "barranquilla" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, see, cartagena, colombia, see and coastal stand out and add context to how "barranquilla" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1937 in barranquilla colombia where and and the barranquilla coastal highway. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "barranquilla" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with barranquilla
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A statue of the Colombian singer Shakira on the waterfront in Barranquilla, Colombia. (13 words)
Urban transport Urban transport systems have been developed in Bogotá, Medellín, Cali and Barranquilla. (14 words)
Sandra was born in 1937 in Barranquilla, Colombia, where her father worked installing telephone lines. (15 words)
Two of Guyana’s top badminton players; Priyanna Ramdhani and Jonathan Mangra, will be attending a High Tech Badminton Training Camp “Road To Barranquilla” in Ciudad de Guatemala from March 21 to April 22, 2018. (35 words)
The Barranquilla Carnival includes several parades on Friday and Saturday nights beginning on 11 January and ending with a six-day non-stop festival, beginning the Wednesday prior to Ash Wednesday and ending Tuesday midnight. (35 words)
The result was the uninterrupted celebration of Carnival festivals in Barranquilla (see Barranquilla's Carnival ) now recognized as one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. (30 words)
Example sentences (15)
The result was the uninterrupted celebration of Carnival festivals in Barranquilla (see Barranquilla's Carnival ) now recognized as one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
Arajet officially launched operations in the Caribbean in September 2022, with flights to Barranquilla and Cali in Colombia, Aruba, and San Salvador.
A statue of the Colombian singer Shakira on the waterfront in Barranquilla, Colombia.
Born in Barranquilla, Colombia, her career started with a more Latin rock-oriented focus, but evolved into multiple genres, from bachata and reggaetón to pop.
Local boxers Andre Lambe and Tyler Christopher both represented Bermuda at the previous CAC Games in Barranquilla, Colombia, in 2018.
With the acquisition of 51.4% of ISA's shares, the company participates in energy transmission, the management of real-time systems (XM), and the Barranquilla - coastal highway concession.
The Pan American Sports Organisation has revoked the selection of the coastal city of Barranquilla in Colombia for failing to provide promised sponsorship, estimated at around $8 million.
Sandra was born in 1937 in Barranquilla, Colombia, where her father worked installing telephone lines.
Shakira divulges that her drive for perfection has roots in her upbringing in Barranquilla, Colombia.
Barranquilla, a port on the Caribbean Sea, is the only major city in South America that was populated before its formal foundation by Europeans.
ELN spokespeople in Quito could not confirm on Sunday whether a statement from the group's urban unit claiming responsibility for the Barranquilla attack was genuine.
Two of Guyana’s top badminton players; Priyanna Ramdhani and Jonathan Mangra, will be attending a High Tech Badminton Training Camp “Road To Barranquilla” in Ciudad de Guatemala from March 21 to April 22, 2018.
Most of the country's commerce moves through Cartagena, Barranquilla, Santa Marta, and the other ports located along this important coast.
The Barranquilla Carnival includes several parades on Friday and Saturday nights beginning on 11 January and ending with a six-day non-stop festival, beginning the Wednesday prior to Ash Wednesday and ending Tuesday midnight.
Urban transport Urban transport systems have been developed in Bogotá, Medellín, Cali and Barranquilla.
Common combinations with barranquilla
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in barranquilla 6×
- barranquilla colombia 5×
- the barranquilla 4×
- to barranquilla 2×
- barranquilla in 2×
- barranquilla attack 2×