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Colombo meaning

The commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka.

Synonyms of Colombo

national capital

Using Colombo

  • The main meaning on this page is: The commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka.
  • Useful related words include: national capital.
  • In the example corpus, colombo often appears in combinations such as: in colombo, the colombo, colombo news.

Context around Colombo

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 13 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Colombo

  • In this selection, "colombo" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, 1st, nishimuta, towards, india, strikers and sunday stand out and add context to how "colombo" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include colombo news 1st, stadium in colombo sunday aug and colombo sri. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "colombo" sits close to words such as contemporaries, dudley and duly, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with colombo

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Situated in Colombo the Royal Colombo Golf Club is one of the oldest in Asia. (15 words)

Operations at the US Embassy in Colombo are back to normal, the US Embassy in Colombo said. (17 words)

COLOMBO: Mohammed Siraj’s six-fer demolished Sri Lankan batting lineup as India lifted the Asia Cup 2023. (18 words)

COLOMBO — India has told Sri Lanka it is committed to boost investment in its debt-ridden neighbor, to help pull the island nation from its worst economic crisis in seven decades, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said during a visit to Colombo. (41 words)

Following a heavy downpour at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday, ground staff had targeted a restart at late-evening restart for the Super Four game, but but more rain forced the umpires to call off play for the day. (41 words)

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Charith Asalanka takes the catch of India’s Axar Patel during the second ODI cricket match of the series between India and Sri Lanka, at R Premadasa International Stadium, in Colombo, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

COLOMBO — India has told Sri Lanka it is committed to boost investment in its debt-ridden neighbor, to help pull the island nation from its worst economic crisis in seven decades, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said during a visit to Colombo.

Helmot, who has worked as a coach in several franchise leagues around the world, expressed his excitement about joining the Colombo Strikers, “I am really excited to work with Colombo Strikers as the Head Coach.

Colombo: India’s Mohammed Siraj walks off the ground after his dismissal during the second ODI cricket match of the series between India and Sri Lanka, at R Premadasa International Stadium, in Colombo, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024.

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Charith Asalanka takes the catch of India’s Axar Patel during the second ODI cricket match of the series between India and Sri Lanka, at R Premadasa International Stadium, in Colombo, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024.

He is a visiting lecturer in International Political Economy for University of London in Sri Lanka Royal Institute of Colombo and University of Colombo.

Colombo (News 1st); Colombo Chief Magistrate Mohamed Mihar on Monday (28) rejected an application made by the Attorney General’s Department to remand the skipper of the distressed MT New Diamond Crude Oil tanker, Sterio Ilias.

Colombo (News 1st); Sri Lanka Customs said 20 Freight Containers with waste material that were lying inside the Colombo Port will be repatriated on Friday (3) to the United Kingdom.

Colombo’s mother, Tonya Nishimuta Colombo, flew out to Chicago from California last month for a press conference announcement on Jan.

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Accordingly, the case called again before the Colombo High Court Judge A.A.R. Heiyanthuduwa and was directed to Colombo High Court Judge Wikum Kaluarachchi for further hearing.

Heavy traffic has also been reported in Colombo Fort and Town Hall areas as protest marches from several directions are converging on Colombo for the ‘Jana Balaya Colambata’ protest and rally.

Operations at the US Embassy in Colombo are back to normal, the US Embassy in Colombo said.

The Road Development Authority (RDA) said that motorists going towards Colombo can use the Colombo-Katunayake Expressway as usual.

Colombo is often referred to as the capital since Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is within the urban area of, and a satellite city of, Colombo.

Situated in Colombo the Royal Colombo Golf Club is one of the oldest in Asia.

A vendor waits for customers in front of his cloth shop at Pettah main Market in Colombo on November 21, 2022.

Colombo Chief Magistrate Prasanna Alwis observed that it would not be appropriate to issue orders including an order of arrest, until court receives relevant documents from the British High Commission.

COLOMBO: Mohammed Siraj’s six-fer demolished Sri Lankan batting lineup as India lifted the Asia Cup 2023.

Colombo must finalise a debt treatment plan before the IMF’s scheduled review this month, as the second tranche of the IMF loan is contingent on it.

Following a heavy downpour at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday, ground staff had targeted a restart at late-evening restart for the Super Four game, but but more rain forced the umpires to call off play for the day.

He asked who the “ultimate client” was for Lord Cameron’s “role in promoting the Port City Colombo project in Sri Lanka”, and if it was a company owned by the Chinese state.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "colombo" in a sentence?
An example: "COLOMBO — India has told Sri Lanka it is committed to boost investment in its debt-ridden neighbor, to help pull the island nation from its worst economic crisis in seven decades, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said during a visit to Colombo." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "colombo" from authentic English texts.
What does "colombo" mean?
Colombo means: The commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka.
What are synonyms of "colombo"?
Common synonyms of "colombo" include: national capital.
How many example sentences with "colombo" are there?
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