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Shakira: Barranquilla
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Shakira means "woman full of grace" (شاكِرة) in Arabic. Her second name, Isabel, is ... that of her paternal grandmother, meaning beautiful.[7] Her family name Ripoll is Catalan. She spent much of her youth in Barranquilla, a city located in northern Colombia.[8]
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Shakira means "grateful" or "thankful" (شاكÙرة) in Arabic. Her second name, Isabel, is ... that of her paternal grandmother.[7] She spent much of her youth in Barranquilla, a city located in northern Colombia.[5]
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Shakira was born in Barranquilla, Colombia to a Roman Catholic family, to a mother of Spanish and Italian descent and an American-born father of Lebanese background. Shakira is a native Spanish speaker, and has sung in English, Portuguese, Arabic, and French, with varying success.
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