Columbia

[ kuh-luhm-bee-uh ]

noun

1. a river in southwestern Canada and the northwestern United States, flowing south and west from southeastern British Columbia through Washington along the boundary between Washington and Oregon and into the Pacific. 1,214 miles (1,955 km) long.
2. Cape Columbia, a cape on the northern coast of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada, in the Arctic Ocean: northernmost point of Canada.
3. a city in and the capital of South Carolina, in the central part.
4. a city in central Missouri.
5. a city in central Maryland.
6. a city in central Tennessee.
7. a city in southeastern Pennsylvania.
8. Literary. the United States of America.
9. one of an American breed of large sheep, developed by crossbreeding the Lincoln and Rambouillet, noted for its good market lambs and heavy fleece of medium length.
10. Aerospace. the first space shuttle to orbit and return to earth.

Columbia

¹

/ kəˈlʌmbɪə /

noun

1. the first test vehicle of the NASA space shuttle fleet to prove the possibility of routine access to space for scientific and commercial ventures

Columbia

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/ kəˈlʌmbɪə /

noun

1. a river in NW North America, rising in the Rocky Mountains and flowing through British Columbia, then west to the Pacific. Length: about 1930 km (1200 miles)
2. a city in central South Carolina, on the Congaree River: the state capital. Pop: 117 357 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

Columbia Sportswear recently told the Washington Post it is set to raise prices due to potential tariff impacts.

From Salon

British Columbia sits on its own supply of uranium but has not allowed any nuclear plants or uranium mines to operate in the province since 1980.

From BBC

According to British Columbia Provincial Health Officer Bonnie Henry, the child is suffering from acute respiratory distress and was hospitalized on Friday.

From Los Angeles Times

“I think the most likely outcome in the state case is the judge putting off sentencing until after Trump's term in office,” said Daniel Charles Richman, a professor at Columbia Law School.

From BBC

The electoral college is made up of 538 electors — one for every representative and senator in Congress, plus three for the District of Columbia.

From Los Angeles Times