Definition of Columbia in English:
Columbia
proper nounkəˈlʌmbɪəkəˈləmbiə
1A river in north-western North America which rises in the Rocky Mountains of south-eastern British Columbia, Canada, and flows 1,953 km (1,230 miles) generally southwards into the US, where it turns westwards to enter the Pacific south of Seattle.
2The state capital of South Carolina; population 127,029 (est. 2008).
Definition of Columbia in US English:
Columbia
proper nounkəˈləmbēəkəˈləmbiə
1A river in northwestern North America that rises in the Rocky Mountains of southeastern British Columbia, Canada, and flows for 1,230 miles (1,953 km), first south into the US and then west to enter the Pacific Ocean south of Seattle.
2The capital of South Carolina, in the central part of the state; population 127,029 (est. 2008).
3A residential community in central Maryland, between Baltimore and Washington, DC, planned and established in the 1960s; population 88,254 (2000).
4A city in central Missouri, home to the University of Missouri; population 100,733 (est. 2008).
5A city in west central Tennessee, on the Tennessee River, southwest of Nashville; population 34,402 (est. 2008).