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

²

/ 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

California already has one of the highest minimum wages in the country, trailing just the District of Columbia and Washington.

From Los Angeles Times

He went on to serve as a professor of surgery at Columbia University.

From Los Angeles Times

Oz, 64, trained as a cardiothoracic surgeon – specialising in operations on the heart and lungs – and worked at New York City’s Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University.

From BBC

Former St. John Bosco quarterback Caleb Sanchez, a freshman at Columbia, was named the Ivy League rookie of the week after passing for 241 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start.

From Los Angeles Times

Washington’s 3rd Congressional District runs north from the Columbia River, which forms the border with Oregon.

From Los Angeles Times