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Medellín
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Medellin
English
Etymology
Borrowed from en es Medellín.
Proper noun
en A <<city>> and <<departmental capital>> of <<dept/Antioquia>>, <<c/Colombia>>; the second-largest city in Colombia.
Translations
city in Colombia
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 麥德林
Mandarin: cmn 麥德林
Farefare: gur Medeyin
Japanese: ja メデジン Medejin
Marathi: mr मेदेयीन
Spanish: es Medellín
en Colombia
Spanish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
es:+ (España)
From es la Metellīnum, named after the Roman General Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius in 75 BC who founded the village as a military base. es http://www.medellin.es/psituacion.htm Ayuntamiento de Medellín (España). Toponímicos de Medellín 27 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20080609234020/http://www.medellin.es/psituacion.htm 9 June 2008
Proper noun
es proper noun
es village acomm/Extremadura c/Spain
References
Etymology 2
es:
Named after the village in Spain with the same name.
Proper noun
es proper noun
es a <<city>> in <<dept/Antioquia>>, <<c/Colombia>>; the second-largest city in Colombia Medellín