Columbia

noun

Co·​lum·​bia kə-ˈləm-bē-ə 

: the United States

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Christopher Columbus

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Geographical Definition

Columbia

geographical name

Co·​lum·​bia kə-ˈləm-bē-ə 

1

river 1214 miles (1953 kilometers) long in southwestern Canada and the northwestern part of the U.S. rising in southeastern British Columbia and flowing south and west into the Pacific

2

planned city in central Maryland between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. population 99,615

3

city north of Jefferson City in central Missouri population 108,500

4

city on the Congaree River in west central South Carolina population 129,272

Note: Columbia is the state capital of South Carolina.

5

city in central Tennessee south-southwest of Nashville population 34,681

Columbian

kə-ˈləm-bē-ən 

adjective or noun