Columbia Definition
kə-lŭmbē-ə
noun
The United States.
American Heritage
The U.S. personified as a woman.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- columbia river
- capital of South Carolina
- Columbia University
pronoun
(poetic) America; the United States; an appellation given in honor of Columbus, the discoverer.
Wiktionary
(archaic) The female personification of the USA.
Wiktionary
The capital and largest city of South Carolina.
Wiktionary
A city in Missouri.
Wiktionary
Shortened form of Columbia University.
Wiktionary
Origin of Columbia
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.
From Wiktionary
After Christopher Columbus
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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