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kəˈlʌm bi əColumbia
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Princeton's WordNet
Columbia, Columbia River(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
Columbia(noun)
a town in west central Tennessee
Columbia, capital of South Carolina(noun)
capital and largest city in South Carolina; located in central South Carolina
Columbia(noun)
a university town in central Missouri
Columbia University, Columbia(noun)
a university in New York City
Wiktionary
Columbia(ProperNoun)
America; the United States; an appellation given in honor of Columbus, the discoverer.
Etymology: 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.
Columbia(ProperNoun)
The female personification of the USA.
Etymology: 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.
Columbia(ProperNoun)
The capital and largest city of South Carolina.
Etymology: 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.
Columbia(ProperNoun)
A city in Missouri
Etymology: 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.
Columbia(ProperNoun)
Shortened form of Columbia University.
Etymology: 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.
Columbia(ProperNoun)
Columbia Rediviva, a famous American sailing ship
Etymology: 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.
Columbia(ProperNoun)
The space shuttle Columbia, named after the sailing ship
Etymology: 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.
Webster Dictionary
Columbia(noun)
america; the United States; -- a poetical appellation given in honor of Columbus, the discoverer
Freebase
Columbia
Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the State of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. The 2012 United States Census estimates put the city at 131,686. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan statistical area of 784,745, the second-largest within the state. The name "Columbia" was a poetic term for the Americas derived from Christopher Columbus. Located 13 miles northwest of South Carolina's geographic center, Columbia is the primary city of the Midlands region of South Carolina, which comprises several counties in the central portion of the state. The city lies at the confluence of two rivers, the Saluda and the Broad, which merge at Columbia to form the Congaree River, which is popular with paddlers and kayakers in the area. The state's flagship and largest university, the University of South Carolina, is located in Columbia. Historically, the city was the location of the South Carolina Secession Convention, which marked the departure of the first state from the Union in the events leading up to the Civil War.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Columbia
a district of 70 sq. m. in the State of Maryland, U.S., in which Washington, the capital of the Union, stands.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
columbia
The capital of South Carolina, situated on the left bank of the Congaree River. It was taken by Gen. Sherman’s army, February 17, 1865, and was then much injured by fire.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Columbia in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Columbia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of Columbia in a Sentence
At least 46 states and the District of Columbia have statutes with penalties for bias-motivated crimes.
Our goals right now are to encourage Americans to participate virtually and to protect the District of Columbia from a repeat of the violent insurrection experienced at the Capitol and its grounds on January 6.
Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine:
It is illegal to possess an assault rifle in the District of Columbia.
Now, I am opposed to the franchise in the District [of Columbia]; I am opposed, and not because I yield to any one in my support and belief in the principles of self-government; but principles are applicable generally, and then, unless you make exceptions to the application of these principles, you will find that they will carry you to very illogical and absurd results. This was taken out of the application of the principle of self-government in the very Constitution that was intended to put that in force in every other part of the country, and it was done because it was intended to have the representatives of all the people in the country control this one city, and to prevent its being controlled by the parochial spirit that would necessarily govern men who did not look beyond the city to the grandeur of the nation, and this as the representative of that nation.
I don't think so. I'm not someone who has a history of using drugs, i lived in Whistler( British Columbia) for a few years, surrounded by friends who did.
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