Columbia
noun
Co·lum·bia kə-ˈləm-bē-ə 
: the United States
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Christopher Columbus
First Known Use
1775, in the meaning defined above
Geographical Definition
Columbia
geographical name
Co·lum·bia kə-ˈləm-bē-ə
1
river 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
3
city north of Jefferson City in central Missouri population 108,500
4
city on the Congaree River in west central South Carolina population 129,272
Note: Columbia is the state capital of South Carolina.
5
city in central Tennessee south-southwest of Nashville population 34,681
Columbian
kə-ˈləm-bē-ən
adjective or noun