Columbia
America; the United States; an appellation given in honor of Christopher ColumbusAmerica; the United States; an appellation given in honor of Christopher Columbus.
» We are from Columbia.
Wir sind aus Kolumbien. — Zaghawa
Мы из Колумбии. — saiko
Ми із Колумбії. — ChickenKiev
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36 senses(poetic)America; the United States; an appellation given in honor of Christopher Columbus.
Колу́мбияKolúmbija
(dated)A female personification of the United States.
Колу́мбияKolúmbija
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.
Several places in the United States.
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.
Examples
18 sentencesWe are from Columbia.
Ми із Колумбії. — ChickenKiev
ruМы из Колумбии. — saiko
deWir sind aus Kolumbien. — Zaghawa
This boy is from Columbia.
Цей хлопець - з Колумбії. — deniko
ruЭтот парень - из Колумбии. — shanghainese
My dream is to study English in British Columbia.
deMein Traum ist es, in British Columbia Englisch zu studieren. — tarob
A lot of those stories come out of British Columbia.
The British Columbia entertainment industry is often referred to as "Hollywood North."
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Columbus + -ia, the Latinized name of the European explorer, Christopher Columbus. PiFrom Columbus + -ia, the Latinized name of the European explorer, Christopher Columbus. Piecewise doublet of Colombia.
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