Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Columbia"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Columbia \Co*lum"bi*a\, n.
America; the United States; -- a poetical appellation given
in honor of Columbus, the discoverer. --Dr. T. Dwight.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Columbia
n 1: 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 [syn: {Columbia},
{Columbia River}]
2: a town in west central Tennessee [syn: {Columbia}]
3: capital and largest city in South Carolina; located in
central South Carolina [syn: {Columbia}, {capital of South
Carolina}]
4: a university town in central Missouri [syn: {Columbia}]
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