Columbus

Co·lum·bus  (k-lmbs)

1. A city of western Georgia on the Chattahoochee River south-southwest of Atlanta. Settled in 1828 on the site of a Creek village, it is a port of entry and major industrial center. Population: 185,000.

2. A city of south-central Indiana south-southeast of Indianapolis. It was a supply depot for Union troops during the Civil War. Population: 38,700.

3. The capital of Ohio, in the central part of the state. Laid out in 1812, it is a major industrial, commercial, and cultural center. Population: 725,000.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Columbus - the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University capital of Ohio Ohio State University - a university in Columbus, Ohio Buckeye State, OH, Ohio - a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
	2.	Columbus - Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506) Christopher Columbus, Cristobal Colon, Cristoforo Colombo
	3.	Columbus - a town in eastern Mississippi near the border with Alabama Magnolia State, Mississippi, MS - a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War
	4.	Columbus - a city in western Georgia on the Chattahoochee River; industrial center