Colina (which means "
hill
A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit.
Terminology
The distinction between a hill and a mountain is unclear and largely subjective, but a hill is universally considered to be not a ...
" in Spanish and Portuguese) may refer to:
Places
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Colina, São Paulo
Colina is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 milli ...
, Brazil
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Colina, Chile
Colina is a Chilean city and commune, capital of the Chacabuco Province, in the northern part of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, approximately 30 kilometers north of Santiago Centro.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National ...
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Colina (Madrid)
Colina is a ward (''barrio'') of Madrid belonging to the district of Ciudad Lineal
Ciudad Lineal ( en, ital=no, Linear city) is a district of Madrid, Spain.
Geography
Wards
The district is administratively divided into nine wards:
* Ata ...
, a ward in Madrid, Spain
*Colina, a village in
Murighiol
Murighiol (''Independența'' from 1983 to 1996) is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is composed of seven villаges:
* Murighiol
* Plopul (formerly Beibudzac)
* Colina (russian: Калина)
* Dunavățu de Jos (russian: Д ...
Commune, Tulcea County, Romania
People
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Alejandro Colina
Alejandro Colina (8 February 1901–1976) was a Venezuelan sculptor.
Alejandro Colina, a Venezuelan sculptor, was born in Caracas on February 8, 1901. Colina is one of the greatest exponents of Venezuelan monumental sculpture and framed much o ...
(1901–1976), Venezuelan sculptor
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Alvin Colina
Alvin Enrique Colina (born December 26, 1981) is a retired professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Colorado Rockies in 2006–2007.
Career
Signed by the Colorado Rockies as an amateur free agent in , Colina m ...
(born 1981), Venezuelan baseball player
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Josip Colina
Josip Colina ( bs, Čolina; born 8 November 1980) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian retired football player. He also holds Swiss citizenship and played most of his football career in Switzerland. He played as central defender and/or defensive midfie ...
(born 1980), Bosnian-Swiss footballer
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Braulio Carrillo Colina (1800–1845), Costa Rican head of state in the 19th century
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Mirco Colina
Mirco Dwight Tadeo Colina (born 23 May 1990) is a Curaçaoan footballer who plays forward for CSD Barber in the Sekshon Pagá and for the Curaçao national team.
Club career
Born in Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, Colina began his career w ...
(born 1990), Curaçaoan footballer
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Simón Colina
Simón Colina Domínguez (born 7 February 1995) is a Spanish footballer who play for Norwegian club Vard Haugesund as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Colina joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2007, aged 12, after star ...
(born 1995), Spanish footballer
Other uses
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''Colina'' (gastropod), a genus of sea snails
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Grupo Colina
The (Spanish for "hill group") was a military anti-communist right wing death squad created in Peru that was active from 1990 until 1994, during the administration of president Alberto Fujimori. The group is known for committing several human ...
, Peruvian paramilitary death squad
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Comando de Libertação Nacional (Colina, en, National Liberation Command,), defunct Brazilian leftist group
See also
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Collina (disambiguation)
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