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bogota

/ˌboʊɡəˈtɑ/

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What does bogota mean?

proper noun

  1. Alternative spelling of Bogotá: the capital city of Colombia.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌboʊɡəˈtɑ/

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In the legends of the Chibchas of Bogota we seem to have distinct reminiscences of Atlantis.
Ignatius DonnellyAtlantis: The Antedeluvian WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #4032
We found the same Thibaudia glandulosa at the entrance of the table-land of Bogota, and in the Pejual of the Silla.
Alexander von Humboldt; Aimé BonplandPersonal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1Translated by Thomasina RossProject Gutenberg ebook #6322
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The Muyscas, of Bogota, who were never under the dominion of the Incas, were yet possessed of a high degree of culture.
Emory Adams AllenThe Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished RacesProject Gutenberg ebook #2873
The variations may have been gradual, or somewhat abrupt as in the case recently given of the humming-birds near Bogota, in which certain individuals alone have the “central tail-feathers tipped with beautiful green.”
Charles DarwinThe Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to SexProject Gutenberg ebook #2300
The Chickasaws, the Mandans of the Missouri, the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico, the Muyscas of Bogota, the Botocudos of Brazil, the Araucanians of Chili, the Winnebagoes, all have possessed such a belief from time immemorial.
Ignatius DonnellyRagnarok : the Age of Fire and GravelProject Gutenberg ebook #5109