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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Columbus

Find a friendly judge in Kalamazoo or East Lansing or Columbus to bang a gavel and void the Wolverine win.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

Video from the Ohio Department of Transportation captured the moment a powerful storm swept through the city of Columbus, flipping a vehicle.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Richie, 77, postponed a stop at Chicago’s United Center and another show at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio, after he brought his first tour stop to an abrupt end.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

Several known Deinosuchus sites lie within 40 miles of Columbus.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

All the rest of Columbus Day weekend I go from the Drinkers’ house to the crumbledown to the Chumskys’ house.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor