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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Co•lum•bi•a (kə lum′bē ə),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa river in SW Canada and the NW United States, flowing S and W from SE British Columbia through Washington along the boundary between Washington and Oregon and into the Pacific. 1214 mi. (1955 km) long.
- Place Namesa city in and the capital of South Carolina, in the central part. 99,296.
- Place Namesa city in central Missouri. 62,061.
- Place Namesa city in central Maryland. 52,518.
- Place Namesa city in central Tennessee. 25,767.
- Place Namesa city in SE Pennsylvania. 10,466.
- [Literary.]the United States of America.
- Animal Husbandryone of an American breed of large sheep, developed by crossbreeding the Lincoln and Rambouillet, noted for its good market lambs and heavy fleece of medium length.
- Aerospace(italics) [U.S. Aerospace.]the first space shuttle to orbit and return to earth.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Columbia /kəˈlʌmbɪə/ n - 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)
- a city in central South Carolina, on the Congaree River: the state capital. Pop: 117 357 (2003 est)
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