Columbia

Columbia
I. noun Etymology: New Latin, from Christopher Columbus Date: 1775 the United States II. geographical name 1. river 1214 miles (1953 kilometers) SW Canada & NW United States rising in SE British Columbia & flowing S & W into the Pacific 2. city central Missouri population 84,531 3. city W central South Carolina, its capital population 116,278 4. city central Tennessee population 33,055 • Columbian adjective or noun

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