| 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). |
New Gra·na·da  (grə-nä'də)  A former Spanish viceroyalty of northern South America including present-day Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela. It was under Spanish rule from the 1530s to 1819. |