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Co·lum·bia | \ kə-ˈləm-bē-ə 
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\Definition of Columbia
(Entry 1 of 2)
: the United States
Columbia
geographical nameCo·lum·bia | \ kə-ˈləm-bē-ə \
\Definition of Columbia (Entry 2 of 2)
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
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