New Granada: Meaning and Definition of

New" Grana'da

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. a former Spanish viceroyalty in NW South America, comprising the present republics of Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia, and Panama.
  2. early name of Colombia (before the secession of Panama).
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