Columba

[ kuh-luhm-buh ]

/ kəˈlʌm bə /

noun, genitive Co·lum·bae [kuh-luhm-bee] /kəˈlʌm bi/ for 2.

Saint, a.d. 521–597, Irish missionary in Scotland.

Also called Columba Noae

[noh-ee]. /ˈnoʊ i/. Astronomy. the Dove, or Noah's Dove, a southern constellation between Caelum and Canis Major.

OTHER WORDS FROM Columba

Co·lum·ban, adjective

Words nearby Columba

coltsfoot, colubrid, colubrine, colugo, Colum, Columba, columbarium, columbary, columbate, Columbia, Columbia Heights

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Example sentences from the Web for Columba

George P., whose mother Columba is from Mexico, is charged with wooing those voters back.
A Bush Goes to War|Bryan Curtis|October 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Exile was then imposed as a penance on Columba, whose act had been the original cause of offence.
Ireland under the Tudors, Volume I (of II)|Richard Bagwell
I suspect that all the churches founded by Columba bore anciently the name of Columbkill.
Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1|James Y. Simpson
The cul of culver or culfre and columba was probably the Irish Kil: hence the umba of columba may be connoted with imp.
Archaic England|Harold Bayley

We will rouse them,” said the Arvernian; “it will be better than startling poor Columba.
More Bywords|Charlotte M. Yonge
It would be a dark stain on Columba if this legend were true.
The Divine Adventure etc. (Works vol. 4)|Fiona Macleod

British Dictionary definitions for Columba (1 of 2)

Columba¹

/ (kəˈlʌmbə) /

noun Latin genitive Columbae (kəˈlʌmbiː)

as in Alpha Columbae. a small constellation in the S hemisphere south of Orion

Word Origin for Columba

Latin, literally: dove

British Dictionary definitions for Columba (2 of 2)

Columba²

/ (kəˈlʌmbə) /

noun

Saint. ?521–597 ad, Irish missionary: founded the monastery at Iona (563) from which the Picts were converted to Christianity. Feast day: June 9

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	columba
释义	Columba [ kuh-luhm-buh ] / kəˈlʌm bə / noun, genitive Co·lum·bae [kuh-luhm-bee] /kəˈlʌm bi/ for 2. Saint, a.d. 521–597, Irish missionary in Scotland. Also called Columba Noae [noh-ee]. /ˈnoʊ i/. Astronomy. the Dove, or Noah's Dove, a southern constellation between Caelum and Canis Major. OTHER WORDS FROM Columba Co·lum·ban, adjective Words nearby Columba coltsfoot, colubrid, colubrine, colugo, Colum, Columba, columbarium, columbary, columbate, Columbia, Columbia Heights Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Columba George P., whose mother Columba is from Mexico, is charged with wooing those voters back. A Bush Goes to War\|Bryan Curtis\|October 25, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Exile was then imposed as a penance on Columba, whose act had been the original cause of offence. Ireland under the Tudors, Volume I (of II)\|Richard Bagwell I suspect that all the churches founded by Columba bore anciently the name of Columbkill. Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1\|James Y. Simpson The cul of culver or culfre and columba was probably the Irish Kil: hence the umba of columba may be connoted with imp. Archaic England\|Harold Bayley We will rouse them,” said the Arvernian; “it will be better than startling poor Columba. More Bywords\|Charlotte M. Yonge It would be a dark stain on Columba if this legend were true. The Divine Adventure etc. (Works vol. 4)\|Fiona Macleod British Dictionary definitions for Columba (1 of 2) Columba¹ / (kəˈlʌmbə) / noun Latin genitive Columbae (kəˈlʌmbiː) as in Alpha Columbae. a small constellation in the S hemisphere south of Orion Word Origin for Columba Latin, literally: dove British Dictionary definitions for Columba (2 of 2) Columba² / (kəˈlʌmbə) / noun Saint. ?521–597 ad, Irish missionary: founded the monastery at Iona (563) from which the Picts were converted to Christianity. Feast day: June 9 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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