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)
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Co•lum•bus
(kə lum′bəs),USA pronunciation n.
- Biographical Christopher (Sp. Cristóbal Colón;
It. Cristoforo Colombo), 1446?–1506, Italian navigator in Spanish service: traditionally considered the discoverer of America 1492. - Place Namesa city in and the capital of Ohio, in the central part. 564,871.
- Place Namesa city in W Georgia. 169,441.
- Place Namesa city in central Indiana. 30,292.
- Place Namesa city in E Mississippi. 27,383.
- Place Namesa city in E Nebraska. 17,328.
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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)
'Columbus' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Bobadilla
- Columbian
- Columbus Air Force Base
- Columbus Day
- Cuba
- Discovery Day
- Dominican Republic
- Fort Benning
- Hispaniola
- Indian
- K. of C.
- Knights of Columbus
- Ohio
- Palos
- Pinzón
- Portobello
- Roth
- Samana Cay
- San Salvador
- San Salvador Island
- Santa Maria
- Upper Arlington
- Valladolid
- Virgin Islands
- Whitehall
- belong
- cannibal
- colon
- colón
- find
- kc
- look
- memory
- niña
- pillar
- pinta
- pre-Columbian
- set