(n) a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language, Syn. Republic of Colombia
(n) a powerful and wealthy terrorist organization formed in 1957 as the guerilla arm of the Colombian communist party; opposed to the United States; has strong ties to drug dealers, Syn. Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarios de Colombia, FARC
(n) a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members, Syn. United Self-Defense Group of Colombia, AUC, Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia, Example:the AUC conducted over 800 assassinations in one year