[kuh-luhm-bee-uh] Pronunciation Key | 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. |
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| Co·lum·bi·a 2
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n. The United States. [After Christopher Columbus.] |
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| Columbia, Cape
A cape on the northern coast of Ellesmere Island. It is the northernmost point of Canada. |
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| Columbia, District of
See District of Columbia. |
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| columbia | |
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| 1. | a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring |
| 2. | a town in west central Tennessee |
| 3. | capital and largest city in South Carolina; located in central South Carolina |
| 4. | a university town in central Missouri |
| 5. | a university in New York City [syn: Columbia University] |
Columbia City, IN (city, FIPS 14716) Location: 41.15856 N, 85.48482 W
Population (1990): 5706 (2450 housing units)
Area: 7.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 46725
Columbia Station, OH Zip code(s): 44028
Columbia Heights, MN (city, FIPS 12700) Location: 45.04910 N, 93.24665 W
Population (1990): 18910 (7975 housing units)
Area: 8.9 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 55421
Columbia Falls, MT (city, FIPS 16600) Location: 48.37125 N, 114.18729 W
Population (1990): 2942 (1227 housing units)
Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 59912
Columbia Falls, ME Zip code(s): 04623
Columbia City, OR (city, FIPS 14750) Location: 45.89735 N, 122.81082 W
Population (1990): 1003 (361 housing units)
Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 97018
Columbia County, NY (county, FIPS 21) Location: 42.25143 N, 73.63036 W
Population (1990): 62982 (29139 housing units)
Area: 1646.7 sq km (land), 32.5 sq km (water)
Columbia County, AR (county, FIPS 27) Location: 33.21509 N, 93.22653 W
Population (1990): 25691 (10690 housing units)
Area: 1984.4 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water)
Columbia County, FL (county, FIPS 23) Location: 30.22518 N, 82.62503 W
Population (1990): 42613 (17818 housing units)
Area: 2064.6 sq km (land), 10.2 sq km (water)
Columbia County, GA (county, FIPS 73) Location: 33.54858 N, 82.26123 W
Population (1990): 66031 (23745 housing units)
Area: 751.2 sq km (land), 46.0 sq km (water)
Columbia County, WI (county, FIPS 21) Location: 43.47119 N, 89.32992 W
Population (1990): 45088 (19258 housing units)
Area: 2004.3 sq km (land), 56.8 sq km (water)
Columbia County, WA (county, FIPS 13) Location: 46.30158 N, 117.91537 W
Population (1990): 4024 (2046 housing units)
Area: 2250.2 sq km (land), 12.2 sq km (water)
Columbia County, PA (county, FIPS 37) Location: 41.05114 N, 76.40290 W
Population (1990): 63202 (25598 housing units)
Area: 1257.6 sq km (land), 11.0 sq km (water)
Columbia County, OR (county, FIPS 9) Location: 45.94587 N, 123.08353 W
Population (1990): 37557 (14576 housing units)
Area: 1701.0 sq km (land), 81.9 sq km (water)
Columbia, SC (city, FIPS 16000) Location: 34.03924 N, 80.88634 W
Population (1990): 98052 (36928 housing units)
Area: 303.4 sq km (land), 4.9 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 29201, 29203, 29204, 29205, 29206, 29209, 29210, 29212, 29
Columbia Cross R, PA Zip code(s): 16914
Columbia, MD (CDP, FIPS 19125) Location: 39.20300 N, 76.85798 W
Population (1990): 75883 (30651 housing units)
Area: 60.1 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 21044, 21045, 21046
Columbia, MO (city, FIPS 15670) Location: 38.95410 N, 92.32670 W
Population (1990): 69101 (27551 housing units)
Area: 114.8 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 65201, 65202, 65203
Columbia, TN (city, FIPS 16540) Location: 35.62245 N, 87.04895 W
Population (1990): 28583 (12142 housing units)
Area: 76.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 38401
Columbia, PA (borough, FIPS 15384) Location: 40.03338 N, 76.49505 W
Population (1990): 10701 (4452 housing units)
Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 17512
Columbia, NJ Zip code(s): 07832
Columbia, NC (town, FIPS 13940) Location: 35.91971 N, 76.25121 W
Population (1990): 836 (392 housing units)
Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 27925
Columbia, VA (town, FIPS 18624) Location: 37.75299 N, 78.16509 W
Population (1990): 58 (29 housing units)
Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 23038
Columbia, SD (city, FIPS 13420) Location: 45.61491 N, 98.31158 W
Population (1990): 133 (72 housing units)
Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 57433
Columbia, MS (city, FIPS 15340) Location: 31.25660 N, 89.82870 W
Population (1990): 6815 (2971 housing units)
Area: 15.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 39429
Columbia, CA (CDP, FIPS 14904) Location: 38.02674 N, 120.40180 W
Population (1990): 1799 (886 housing units)
Area: 10.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 95310
Columbia, AL (town, FIPS 16744) Location: 31.29723 N, 85.10907 W
Population (1990): 922 (444 housing units)
Area: 10.1 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 36319
Columbia, IL (city, FIPS 15833) Location: 38.45524 N, 90.22625 W
Population (1990): 5524 (2306 housing units)
Area: 18.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 62236
Columbia, IA Zip code(s): 50057
Columbia, CT Zip code(s): 06237
Columbia, LA (town, FIPS 16830) Location: 32.10145 N, 92.07722 W
Population (1990): 386 (205 housing units)
Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Columbia, KY (city, FIPS 16750) Location: 37.09801 N, 85.30812 W
Population (1990): 3845 (1648 housing units)
Area: 8.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
New Columbia, PA Zip code(s): 17856
West Columbia, TX (city, FIPS 77416) Location: 29.14150 N, 95.64805 W
Population (1990): 4372 (1788 housing units)
Area: 6.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 77486
West Columbia, WV Zip code(s): 25287
West Columbia, SC (city, FIPS 75850) Location: 33.99150 N, 81.08143 W
Population (1990): 10588 (5101 housing units)
Area: 12.6 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 29169, 29170, 29172
Columbia
Co*lum"bi*a\, n. America; the United States; -- a poetical appellation given in honor of Columbus, the discoverer. --Dr. T. Dwight.
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