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Columbia

noun Co·lum·bia \kə-ˈləm-bē-ə\

Definition of COLUMBIA

: the United States

New Latin, from Christopher Columbus

First Known Use: 1775

geographical name Co·lum·bia \kə-ˈləm-bē-ə\

river 1214 miles (1953 kilometers) SW Canada & NW United States rising in SE British Columbia & flowing S & W into the Pacific

city cen Missouri pop 108,500

city W cen South Carolina, its ∗ pop 129,272

city cen Tennessee pop 34,681

— Co·lum·bi·an \-bē-ən\ adjective or noun

COLUMBIA Defined for Kids

geographical name Co·lum·bia \kə-ˈləm-bē-ə\

city, capital of South Carolina

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