Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- District of
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun America; the United States; -- a poetical appellation given in honor of Columbus, the discoverer.
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- proper noun poetic America; the United States; an appellation given in honor of Columbus, the discoverer.
- proper noun archaic The female personification of the USA.
- proper noun The capital and largest city of
South Carolina . - proper noun A city in
Missouri - proper noun Shortened form of Columbia University.
- proper noun Columbia Rediviva, a famous American sailing ship
- proper noun The space shuttle Columbia, named after the sailing ship
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a town in west central Tennessee
- noun capital and largest city in South Carolina; located in central South Carolina
- noun a university in New York City
- noun a university town in central Missouri
- noun 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
Etymologies
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Or that instead of crippling corruption, organised crime and lawlessness in columbia pro-capitalist militias destroyed the hold of the cocaine trade by the mafia, regulated it and provided a stable income for the people of Columbia?
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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RICHARD BULLIET, PROFESSOR, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: It's an educational benefit for the Columbia community to be able to have a firsthand acquaintance with the man.
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COLUMBIA - A Columbia hospital is offering free stroke screenings next week as part of a month long awareness campaign.
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COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - The South Carolina Bar Ask-A-Lawyer program, which coordinates volunteer lawyers in a regional effort to assist the public with its legal questions, will be held in Columbia on Tuesday.
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COLUMBIA - A Columbia hospital is offering free stroke screenings next week as part of a month long awareness campaign.
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COLUMBIA - A Columbia hospital is offering free stroke screenings next week as part of a month long awareness campaign.
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COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - The South Carolina Bar Ask-A-Lawyer program, which coordinates volunteer lawyers in a regional effort to assist the public with its legal questions, will be held in Columbia on Tuesday.
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COLUMBIA - A Middle Tennessee horseback rider was jailed after being charged with running into a crowd of people at the Mule Day festivities in Columbia.
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COLUMBIA - None of the more than 30 people who attended the Citizens Police Review Board meeting Wednesday night - including two California residents who filed the first appeal the board received - were allowed to speak before the body made its decision regarding a February raid by the Columbia SWAT team.
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COLUMBIA - In an effort to gain more renewable energy sources, Columbia bought a
Columbia Missourian: Latest Articles Victoria Guida 2010
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