Columbia

Columbia, Cape

A cape on the northern coast of Ellesmere Island. It is the northernmost point of Canada.

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Columbia, District of

See District of Columbia.

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Co·lum·bi·a ¹  (k-lmb-)

1. A community of north-central Maryland west-southwest of Baltimore. It is mainly residential. Population: 88,200.

2. A city of central Missouri north-northwest of Jefferson City. The main campus of the University of Missouri (established 1839) is here. Population: 94,400.

3. The capital and largest city of South Carolina, in the central part of the state. It was chosen as the site of the new state's capital in 1786. Population: 120,000.

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Co·lum·bi·a ²  (k-lmb-)

n.

The United States.

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[After Christopher Columbus.]

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Columbia¹

n

1. (Placename) a river in NW North America, rising in the Rocky Mountains and flowing through British Columbia, then west to the Pacific. Length: about 1930 km (1200 miles)

2. (Placename) a city in central South Carolina, on the Congaree River: the state capital. Pop.: 116 278 (2000)

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Columbia²

n

(Astronautics) the first test vehicle of the NASA space shuttle fleet to prove the possibility of routine access to space for scientific and commercial ventures

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Columbia - 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 River Canada - a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; "the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world" Evergreen State, WA, Washington - a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
	2.	Columbia - a town in west central Tennessee Tennessee, TN, Volunteer State - a state in east central United States
	3.	Columbia - capital and largest city in South Carolina; located in central South Carolina capital of South Carolina Palmetto State, SC, South Carolina - a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies
	4.	Columbia - a university town in central Missouri Missouri, Show Me State, MO - a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union
	5.	Columbia - a university in New York City         Columbia University Ivy League - a league of universities and colleges in the northeastern United States that have a reputation for scholastic achievement and social prestige Greater New York, New York, New York City - the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center

Translations

Columbia [kəˈlʌmbɪə] N (District of) Columbia (US) → Distrito m de Columbia