Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • District of

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun America; the United States; -- a poetical appellation given in honor of Columbus, the discoverer.

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  • proper noun poetic America; the United States; an appellation given in honor of Columbus, the discoverer.
  • proper noun archaic The female personification of the USA.
  • proper noun The capital and largest city of South Carolina.
  • proper noun A city in Missouri
  • proper noun Shortened form of Columbia University.
  • proper noun Columbia Rediviva, a famous American sailing ship
  • proper noun The space shuttle Columbia, named after the sailing ship

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a town in west central Tennessee
  • noun capital and largest city in South Carolina; located in central South Carolina
  • noun a university in New York City
  • noun a university town in central Missouri
  • noun a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring

Etymologies

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From Christopher Columbus, the latinized name (whether from Italian (Colombo?), Spanish Colón or still another Romance language is disputed) of the European Renaissance (re?)discoverer of the Americas.

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Examples

  • Or that instead of crippling corruption, organised crime and lawlessness in columbia pro-capitalist militias destroyed the hold of the cocaine trade by the mafia, regulated it and provided a stable income for the people of Columbia?

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008

  • RICHARD BULLIET, PROFESSOR, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: It's an educational benefit for the Columbia community to be able to have a firsthand acquaintance with the man.

    CNN Transcript Sep 24, 2007 2007

  • COLUMBIA - A Columbia hospital is offering free stroke screenings next week as part of a month long awareness campaign.

    Columbia Missourian: Latest Articles 2010

  • COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - The South Carolina Bar Ask-A-Lawyer program, which coordinates volunteer lawyers in a regional effort to assist the public with its legal questions, will be held in Columbia on Tuesday.

    WISTV - Local News RSS 2010

  • COLUMBIA - A Columbia hospital is offering free stroke screenings next week as part of a month long awareness campaign.

    Columbia Missourian: Latest Articles 2010

  • COLUMBIA - A Columbia hospital is offering free stroke screenings next week as part of a month long awareness campaign.

    Columbia Missourian: Latest Articles 2010

  • COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - The South Carolina Bar Ask-A-Lawyer program, which coordinates volunteer lawyers in a regional effort to assist the public with its legal questions, will be held in Columbia on Tuesday.

    WISTV - Local News RSS 2010

  • COLUMBIA - A Middle Tennessee horseback rider was jailed after being charged with running into a crowd of people at the Mule Day festivities in Columbia.

    Newsvine - Get Smarter Here Associated Press 2010

  • COLUMBIA - None of the more than 30 people who attended the Citizens Police Review Board meeting Wednesday night - including two California residents who filed the first appeal the board received - were allowed to speak before the body made its decision regarding a February raid by the Columbia SWAT team.

    Columbia Missourian: Latest Articles 2010

  • COLUMBIA - In an effort to gain more renewable energy sources, Columbia bought a

    Columbia Missourian: Latest Articles Victoria Guida 2010

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