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co·lón (kə lōn′)

noun

the basic monetary unit of Costa Rica and, formerly, El Salvador
also Sp. colón co·lón (kō̂ lō̂n′)

Etymology: AmSp, after Sp Colón,Christopher Columbus

Colón1 definition

Co·lón (kə lōn′)

seaport in Panama, at the Caribbean end of the Panama Canal: pop. 141,000

Etymology: see colón

Colón2 definition

Co·lón (kō̂ lō̂n′)

Galápagos Islands

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