[kuh-luhm-bee-uh] 
| 1. | a river in SW Canada and the NW United States, flowing S and W from SE British Columbia through Washington along the boundary between Washington and Oregon and into the Pacific. 1214 mi. (1955 km) long. |
| 2. | Cape, a cape on the N 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. 99,296. |
| 4. | a city in central Missouri. 62,061. |
| 5. | a city in central Maryland. 52,518. |
| 6. | a city in central Tennessee. 25,767. |
| 7. | a city in SE Pennsylvania. 10,466. |
| 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. | (italics ) U.S. Aerospace. the first space shuttle to orbit and return to earth. |
| a state in the SE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 3,119,208; 31,055 sq. mi. (80,430 sq. km). Capital: Columbia. Abbreviation: SC (for use with zip code), S.C. |
Co·lum·bi·a 1 (kə-lŭm'bē-ə)
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| Co·lum·bi·a 2 (kə-lŭm'bē-ə) n. The United States. [After Christopher Columbus.] |
| Columbia, Cape A cape on the northern coast of Ellesmere Island. It is the northernmost point of Canada. |
| Columbia, District of See District of Columbia. |
State in the southeastern United States, bordered by North Carolina to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the south and east, and Georgia to the south and west. Its capital and largest city is Columbia.
Note: One of the thirteen colonies.
Note: One of the Confederate states during the Civil War.
