Meaning of New Granada | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A historical province in colonial South America corresponding to present-day Colombia and Ecuador.
   historical
2. Ellipsis of United Provinces of New Granada, a short-lived predecessor of present-day Colombia (1810–1816).
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, historical

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Examples

“In South America the major centre was Quito, where flocks of sheep and Indian labour were plentiful; its markets were in central Peru to the south and the gold-mining regions of New Granada to the north.”

CEFR level