Columbia
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Columbia
- /kəˈlʌm.bi.ə/
Sounds like Colombia · Rhymes with -ʌmbiə
Where it comes from
From Columbus + -ia, the Latinized name of the European explorer, Christopher Columbus. Piecewise doublet of Colombia.
proper noun
- 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.
- The capital city of South Carolina, and the county seat of Richland County.
- A town in Houston County, Alabama.
- A neighborhood of San Diego, California.
- A census-designated place in Tuolumne County, California.
- A town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
- A city in Monroe County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Fayette County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Marion County, Iowa.
- A city, the county seat of Adair County, Kentucky.
- A town, the parish seat of Caldwell Parish, Louisiana.
- A town in Washington County, Maine.
- A census-designated place and planned community in Howard County, Maryland.
- A city, the county seat of Marion County, Mississippi, named for the city in South Carolina.
- A city, the county seat of Boone County, Missouri.
- A town in Coos County, New Hampshire.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Knowlton Township, Warren County, New Jersey.
- A town in Herkimer County, New York.
- A town, the county seat of Tyrrell County, North Carolina.
- An unincorporated community in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Williams County, Ohio.
- A borough of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
- A city in Brown County, South Dakota.
- A city, the county seat of Maury County, Tennessee.
- An unincorporated community in Fluvanna County, Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Clark County, Wisconsin.
- A number of townships, listed under Columbia Township.
- Columbia University. Dr. [Carl] Hart, 54, the first tenured African-American science professor at Columbia, is a gadfly among drug researchers and a rock star among advocates for decriminalizing drugs.
- Columbia Pictures, a major American film production corporation
- Space Shuttle Columbia, named after the Columbia Rediviva ship.
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A supercontinent thought to have existed in the Paleoproterozoic.
Similar: Hudsonland, Nuna
- A rural locality in northeast Queensland, Australia.
- Obsolete form of Colombia
noun Columbias
- A breed of sheep developed in the United States.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: columbia river, columbian, québec, canada, british, colombian, colombia, scotia, kootenay, newfoundland, singapore, brunswick, provinces, province, provincial, sony
Translations
Every language
name poetic: America
| 한국어 | 콜럼비아 Kolleombia |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | コロンビア Koronbia |
| 中文 | 哥倫比亞 /哥伦比亚 Gēlúnbǐyà |
| हिन्दी | कोलम्बिया kolambiyā |
| Italiano | America, Columbia |
| Русский | Колу́мбия Kolúmbija |
| العربية | كُولُومْبِيَا kulumbiyā |
name female personification of the USA
| 日本語 | コロンビア Koronbia |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 哥倫比亞 /哥伦比亚 Gēlúnbǐyà |
| हिन्दी | कोलम्बिया kolambiyā |
| Русский | Колу́мбия Kolúmbija |
| العربية | كُولُومْبِيَا kulumbiyā |
Talk about this word "Columbia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/columbia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Columbia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/columbia "Columbia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/columbia.Cite this
@misc{columbia_2026,
title = {Columbia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/columbia},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
