Columbia

Etymology

From Christopher Columbus, the Latinized name of the European explorer. The supercontinent was named by John Rogers and Santosh Madhava Warrier in 2002.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈlʌmbi.ə/
• Homophone: Colombia

Proper noun

Columbia

1. (poetic) America; the United States; an appellation given in honor of Christopher Columbus.
2. (dated) The female personification of the USA.
3. A city in Kentucky, USA, and the county seat of Adair County.
4. A small town in Louisiana, USA, and the parish seat of Caldwell Parish.
5. A city in Mississippi, USA, and the county seat of Marion County.
6. A city in Missouri, USA, and the county seat of Boone County.
7. A town in North Carolina, USA, and the county seat of Tyrrell County.
8. The capital city of the state of South Carolina in the United States of America, and the county seat of Richland County.
9. A city in Tennessee, USA, and the county seat of Maury County.
10. A river shared by Canada and the United States.
11. Shortened form of Columbia University.
12. The space shuttle Columbia (named after a famous American sailing ship, Columbia Rediviva).
13. (geology) A supercontinent thought to have existed in the Paleoproterozoic.
14. Misspelling of Colombia.

Proper noun

Columbia f

1. Columbia

Proper noun

Columbia f (genitive Columbiae); first declension

1. (New Latin) Colombia