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Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Christopher Columbus
First Known Use
1775, in the meaning defined above
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“Columbia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Columbia. Accessed 17 Aug. 2022.
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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
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