Columba

American  

[kuh-luhm-buh] / kəˈlʌm bə /

noun

genitive

Columbae

1. Saint, a.d. 521–597, Irish missionary in Scotland.

2. Also called Columba Noae.  Astronomy. the Dove, or Noah's Dove, a southern constellation between Caelum and Canis Major.

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Columba ¹ British  

/ kəˈlʌmbə /

noun

1. as in Alpha Columbae. a small constellation in the S hemisphere south of Orion

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Columba ² British  

/ kəˈlʌmbə /

noun

1. Saint. ?521–597 _ad , Irish missionary: founded the monastery at Iona (563) from which the Picts were converted to Christianity. Feast day: June 9

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Other Word Forms

• Columban adjective

Etymology

Origin of Columba

Latin, literally: dove

Example Sentences

Bush was referring to the three children of his son Jeb and his Mexican-born wife, Columba, and he said the comment had been misinterpreted.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

No. 25 Princeton has won 15 straight games and sits a game in front of Columba in the Ivy League standings.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2024

The discovery of the object was made while observing a large cluster of stars known as NGC 1851 located in the southern constellation of Columba, using the MeerKAT telescope.

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024

The legend of Nessie dates back to the Middle Ages when Irish monk St Columba is said to have encountered a beast in the Ness, a river that flows from Loch Ness.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2023

A horse foreshadowed by its lamentations the death of St. Columba.

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole