Definition of Columbia
: the United States
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Origin and Etymology of columbia
New Latin, from Christopher Columbus
Definition of Columbia
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
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Columbia is the state capital of South Carolina.
5
city in central Tennessee south-southwest of Nashville population 34,681
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