Columbus

[kuh-luhm-buhs]

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.

Columbus

¹

/ 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)

Columbus

²

/ 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)

Columbus

1. Capital of Ohio.

Example Sentences

Aflac—the Columbus, Ga.-based company Mr. Amos’s father and uncles founded in 1955—sells “supplemental insurance,” the cash payouts of which recoup income loss, travel expenses and other costs that primary plans don’t cover.

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He and Ocasek connected in Columbus, Ohio, and started performing together, at one point appearing as a folk duo in New York City’s Greenwich Village in the late 1960s.

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The Hoosiers are all the way up to No. 2, behind only the Columbus Gridiron Death Star, Ohio State.

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The bond market was closed for Columbus Day.

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The proclamation celebrates Italian-American heritage and portrays Columbus as a symbol of discovery and patriotism.

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