Columbia.
America; the United States; an appellation given in honor of Christopher Columbus.
Meaning & usage
America; the United States; an appellation given in honor of Christopher Columbus.
A female personification of the United States.
A river in British Columbia, Canada and in Washington and Oregon, United States, flowing from the Canadian Rockies to the Pacific Ocean.
District of Columbia. The federal capital region of the United States of America, including Washington, D.C.
Several places in the United States. The capital city of South Carolina, and the county seat of Richland County.
Several places in the United States. A town in Houston County, Alabama.
Several places in the United States. A neighborhood of San Diego, California.
Several places in the United States. A census-designated place in Tuolumne County, California.
Several places in the United States. A town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
Several places in the United States. A city in Monroe County, Illinois.
Several places in the United States. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, Indiana.
Several places in the United States. An unincorporated community in Marion County, Iowa.
Several places in the United States. A city, the county seat of Adair County, Kentucky.
Several places in the United States. A town, the parish seat of Caldwell Parish, Louisiana.
Several places in the United States. A town in Washington County, Maine.
Several places in the United States. A census-designated place and planned community in Howard County, Maryland.
Several places in the United States. A city, the county seat of Marion County, Mississippi, named for the city in South Carolina.
Several places in the United States. A city, the county seat of Boone County, Missouri.
Several places in the United States. A town in Coos County, New Hampshire.
Several places in the United States. A census-designated place in Warren County, New Jersey.
Several places in the United States. A town in Herkimer County, New York.
Several places in the United States. A town, the county seat of Tyrrell County, North Carolina.
Several places in the United States. An unincorporated community in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
Several places in the United States. An unincorporated community in Williams County, Ohio.
Several places in the United States. A borough of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Several places in the United States. A city in Brown County, South Dakota.
Several places in the United States. A city, the county seat of Maury County, Tennessee.
Several places in the United States. An unincorporated community in Fluvanna County, Virginia.
Several places in the United States. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
Several places in the United States. An unincorporated community in Clark County, Wisconsin.
Several places in the United States. A number of townships, listed under Columbia Township.
Columbia University.
Columbia Pictures, a major American film production corporation
Space Shuttle Columbia, named after the Columbia Rediviva ship.
A supercontinent thought to have existed in the Paleoproterozoic.
A rural locality in northeast Queensland, Australia.
Obsolete form of Colombia.
Where this word comes from
From Columbus + -ia, the Latinized name of the European explorer, Christopher Columbus. Piecewise doublet of Colombia.
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