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columbia

/kəˈlʌmbiə/

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What does columbia mean?

proper noun

  1. America; the United States; an appellation given in honor of Christopher Columbus.
  2. A river in British Columbia, Canada and in Washington and Oregon, United States, flowing from the Canadian Rockies to the Pacific Ocean.
  3. District of Columbia. The federal capital region of the United States of America, including Washington, D.C.
More meanings (34)

proper noun

  1. The capital city of South Carolina, and the county seat of Richland County.
  2. A town in Houston County, Alabama.
  3. A neighborhood of San Diego, California.
  4. A census-designated place in Tuolumne County, California.
  5. A town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
  6. A city in Monroe County, Illinois.
  7. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, Indiana.
  8. An unincorporated community in Marion County, Iowa.
  9. A city, the county seat of Adair County, Kentucky.
  10. A town, the parish seat of Caldwell Parish, Louisiana.
  11. A town in Washington County, Maine.
  12. A census-designated place and planned community in Howard County, Maryland.
  13. A city, the county seat of Marion County, Mississippi, named for the city in South Carolina.
  14. A city, the county seat of Boone County, Missouri.
  15. A town in Coos County, New Hampshire.
  16. A census-designated place in Warren County, New Jersey.
  17. A town in Herkimer County, New York.
  18. A town, the county seat of Tyrrell County, North Carolina.
  19. An unincorporated community in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
  20. An unincorporated community in Williams County, Ohio.
  21. A borough of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
  22. A city in Brown County, South Dakota.
  23. A city, the county seat of Maury County, Tennessee.
  24. An unincorporated community in Fluvanna County, Virginia.
  25. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
  26. An unincorporated community in Clark County, Wisconsin.
  27. A number of townships, listed under Columbia Township.
  28. Columbia University.
  29. Columbia Pictures, a major American film production corporation
  30. Space Shuttle Columbia, named after the Columbia Rediviva ship.
  31. A supercontinent thought to have existed in the Paleoproterozoic.
  32. A rural locality in northeast Queensland, Australia.
  33. (dated) A female personification of the United States.
  34. (obsolete) Obsolete form of Colombia.
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IPA pronunciation

/kəˈlʌmbiə/

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In the pages of books

See this word in context.

She half closed her eyes and tried to think it was nothing, that Columbia City was only a little way off.
Theodore DreiserSister Carrie: A NovelProject Gutenberg ebook #233
In the general turmoil, we took flight into British Columbia, and the journey is still vividly remembered by all our family.
Charles A. EastmanIndian BoyhoodProject Gutenberg ebook #337
More book examples (3)
In British Columbia the men-wolves have often been seen seated around a fire, with their wolf-hides hung upon sticks to dry!
Ignatius DonnellyAtlantis: The Antedeluvian WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #4032
As the Willamette is one of the most foodful of valleys, so is the Columbia one of the most foodful of rivers.
John MuirSteep TrailsProject Gutenberg ebook #326
His Excellency alights and examines the Columbia with much interest, and then requests me to ride on immediately in advance of the carriage.
Thomas StevensAround the World on a Bicycle - Volume I From San Francisco to TeheranProject Gutenberg ebook #5136