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Columbus

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Columbus (biographical name)
  2. Columbus (geographical name)
  3. Columbus Day (noun)
  4. Columbus's crab (noun)
  5. Knight of Columbus (noun)

Co·lum·bus

biographical name \kə-ˈləm-bəs\

Definition of COLUMBUS

Christopher It Christoforo Co·lom·bo \kə-ˈləm-(ˌ)bō\ Sp Cristóbal Co·lón \kə-ˈlōn\ 1451–1506 Genoese navigator & explorer for Spain

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