a state of SW Mexico, on the Pacific coast: mainly a coastal plain, rising to the foothills of the Sierra Madre, with important mineral resources. Capital: Colima. Pop: 238 000 (2005 est). Area: 5455 sq km (2106 sq miles)
2.
a city in SW Mexico, capital of Colima state, on the Colima River. Pop: 106 967 (1990)
3. Nevado de Colima
Colima in American English
(kəˈlimə)
1.
state of SW Mexico, on the Pacific: 2,106 sq mi (5,455 sq km); pop. 429,000
2.
its capital: pop. c. 116,000
3.
inactive volcano in Jalisco state, near the Colima border: c. 14,000 ft (4,267 m)
: in full Neˈvado de Colima (nəˈvɑdoʊdɛ)
4.
active volcano on the Jalisco-Colima border: c. 12,750 ft (3,886 m)