[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. |
| Columbia River A river rising in southeast British Columbia, Canada, and flowing about 1,947 km (1,210 mi) south then west through the Columbia Plateau and along the Washington-Oregon border to its outlet on the Pacific Ocean. It was discovered and named by the American explorer Robert Gray in 1792. |
River that runs from British Columbia, Canada, to the Pacific Ocean and passes between Oregon and Washington.
Note: Known for its great salmon runs in spring.
Note: The site of the Bonneville and Grand Coulee Dams.