Columbia Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
WEBriver 1214 miles (1953 kilometers) long in southwestern Canada and the northwestern part of the U.S. rising in southeastern British Columbia and flowing south and west into the Pacific. 2. planned city in central Maryland between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. population 99,615.
COLUMBIA Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
WEBa river in southwestern Canada and the northwestern United States, flowing south and west from southeastern British Columbia through Washington along the boundary between Washington and Oregon and into the Pacific. 1,214 miles (1,955 km) long.
Columbia Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
WEBCOLUMBIA meaning: 1 : U.S. city, South Carolina; 2 : river in the U.S. and Canada
Columbia (personification) - Wikipedia
WEBColumbia ( / kəˈlʌmbiə /; kə-LUM-bee-ə ), also known as Miss Columbia, is a female national personification of the United States. It was also a historical name applied to the Americas and to the New World.
Columbia | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
WEBthe capital city of the U.S. state of South Carolina: The Carolinas may conjure thoughts of textile mills and tobacco fields, but Columbia has a diverse economy. He happened to …
Columbia - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
WEBnoun. 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. synonyms: Columbia River.
Columbia - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes
WEBColumbia. /kəˈlʌmbiə/. /kəˈlʌmbiə/. the first US space shuttle (= spacecraft that can be used again). Its first flight was in 1981 with two astronauts, John Young and Robert Crippen. By 1996 Columbia had made 20 flights and that …
COLUMBIA definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
WEBJun 9, 2024 · 1. a river in NW North America, rising in the Rocky Mountains and flowing through British Columbia, then west to the Pacific. Length: about 1930 km (1200 miles) 2. a city in central South Carolina, on the Congaree River: the state capital.
Columbia - definition of Columbia by The Free Dictionary
WEBThe capital of South Carolina, in the central part of the state at the head of the Santee River system. Although nearly destroyed in a fire during the Civil War, it is now the state's largest city. The University of South Carolina was established here in 1801.
Columbia - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
WEBJun 2, 2024 · Columbia. ( poetic) America; the United States; an appellation given in honor of Christopher Columbus. ( dated) A female personification of the United States. A river in British Columbia, Canada and in Washington and Oregon, United States, flowing from the Canadian Rockies to the Pacific Ocean.