Columbus

American  

[kuh-luhm-buhs] / kəˈlʌm bəs /

noun

1. Christopher Sp. Cristóbal ColónIt. Cristoforo Colombo, 1446?–1506, Italian navigator in Spanish service: traditionally considered the discoverer of America 1492.

2. a city in and the capital of Ohio, in the central part.

3. a city in W Georgia.

4. a city in central Indiana.

5. a city in E Mississippi.

6. a city in E Nebraska.

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Columbus ¹ British  

/ kəˈlʌmbəs /

noun

1. Christopher. Spanish name Cristóbal Colón, Italian name Cristoforo Colombo. 1451–1506, Italian navigator and explorer in the service of Spain, who discovered the New World (1492)

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Columbus ² British  

/ kəˈlʌmbəs /

noun

1. a city in central Ohio: the state capital. Pop: 728 432 (2003 est)

2. a city in W Georgia, on the Chattahoochee River. Pop: 185 702 (2003 est)

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Columbus Cultural  

1. Capital of Ohio.

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Example Sentences

Cleveland’s Rocket Arena, which opened in 1994 and was last renovated in 2019, is also home to the Cleveland Monsters, an American Hockey League affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets.

From Los Angeles Times

If Greenland was to break from its Danish colonizer, it would become, five centuries after Columbus, the only independent nation in the Western Hemisphere whose governing language remained that of its pre-European ancestors.

From The Wall Street Journal

St. John Bosco 65, Miami Columbus 56: Christian Collins scored 24 points and had nine rebounds in the Hoophall Classic win.

From Los Angeles Times

Sierra Canyon, ranked No. 1 in high school basketball in the Southland, traveled to Springfield College on Saturday for the Hoophall Classic and came away with a 75-58 win over Miami Columbus.

From Los Angeles Times

The highest share of price cuts were in Portland, Ore.; Phoenix, Ariz.; and Columbus, Ohio.

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