Columbus
Christopher Sp. Cristóbal Colón; It. Cristoforo Colombo, 1446?–1506, Italian navigator in Spanish service: traditionally considered the discoverer of America 1492.
a city in and the capital of Ohio, in the central part.
a city in W Georgia.
a city in central Indiana.
a city in E Mississippi.
a city in E Nebraska.
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How to use Columbus in a sentence
Tony arrived some ten minutes after the others, hot but victorious, driving Cristoforo Colombo before him.
Jerry | Jean WebsterAmong the advocates of the western route was a Genoese mariner by the name of Cristoforo Colombo.
The Story of Mankind | Hendrik Van LoonHere his first opera, Cristoforo Colombo, was produced in 1847.
There is a man of my own city—Cristoforo Colombo, they call him.
The Path of the King | John Buchan
British Dictionary definitions for Columbus (1 of 2)
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a city in central Ohio: the state capital. Pop: 728 432 (2003 est)
a city in W Georgia, on the Chattahoochee River. Pop: 185 702 (2003 est)
British Dictionary definitions for Columbus (2 of 2)
/ (kəˈlʌmbəs) /
Christopher. Spanish name Cristóbal Colón, Italian name Cristoforo Colombo. 1451–1506, Italian navigator and explorer in the service of Spain, who discovered the New World (1492)
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Cultural definitions for Columbus
Capital of Ohio.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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