Synonyms:
Columbia_University, Columbia
Meaning: a university in New York City
Synonyms:
Columbia
Meaning: a university town in central Missouri
Synonyms:
Columbia, capital_of_South_Carolina
Meaning: capital and largest city in South Carolina; located in central South Carolina
Synonyms:
Columbia
Meaning: a town in west central Tennessee
Synonyms:
Columbia, Columbia_River
Meaning: 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
Usage examples
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA:
He thought the river he was following was the Columbia.
From college I went to New York, to the Columbia Law School.
Hence they journeyed to Jackson's Hole, which is a fork of the Great Columbia River.
Fraser, of course, did not know that the peaceful river they spoke of was really the Columbia.
"Thence to Hail Columbia--snuffers, Polly, please move that cup and saucer close up, that's Hail Columbia:
Next is the Bloody Run and Hail Columbia country--tobacco enough can be raised there to support two such railroads.
The Thompson Indians of British Columbia and some people in Europe think that to kill a frog will cause rain to fall.
I had to go through the mud to the Columbia River, then out over the bar to the Pacific Ocean, and down to San Francisco.
In the general turmoil, we took flight into British Columbia, and the journey is still vividly remembered by all our family.