Christopher Columbus

[kuh-luhm-buhs]

Co·lum·bus

[kuh-luhm-buhs]
noun
1.
Christopher (Sp. Cristóbal Colón; It. Cristoforo Colombo), 1446?–1506, Italian navigator in Spanish service: traditionally considered the discoverer of America 1492.
2.
a city in and the capital of Ohio, in the central part. 564,871.
3.
a city in W Georgia. 169,441.
4.
a city in central Indiana. 30,292.
5.
a city in E Mississippi. 27,383.
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6.
a city in E Nebraska. 17,328.
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christopher columbus

noun
Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506) [syn: Columbus
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