English

Proper noun

Columbia

1. (poetic) America; the United States; an appellation given in honor of Columbus, the discoverer.
2. (archaic) The female personification of the USA.
3. The capital city of the state of South Carolina in the United States of America.
4. A city in Missouri
5. A river shared by Canada and the USA.
6. Shortened form of Columbia University.
7. The space shuttle Columbia (named after a famous American sailing ship, Columbia Rediviva).
8. Misspelling of Colombia.

Derived terms

• District of Columbia
• British Columbia
• CBS

Related terms

Translations

Catalan

Proper noun

Columbia f

1. Columbia

Latin

Proper noun

Columbia f ‎(genitive Columbiae); first declension

1. (New Latin) Colombia

Inflection

First declension.

Derived terms

• columbianus
• columbicus
• columbiensis