Columbia
Americannoun
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a river in southwestern Canada and the northwestern United States, flowing south and west from southeastern British Columbia through Washington along the boundary between Washington and Oregon and into the Pacific. 1,214 miles (1,955 km) long.
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Cape Columbia, a cape on the northern coast of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada, in the Arctic Ocean: northernmost point of Canada.
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a city in and the capital of South Carolina, in the central part.
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a city in central Missouri.
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a city in central Maryland.
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a city in central Tennessee.
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a city in southeastern Pennsylvania.
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Literary. the United States of America.
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one of an American breed of large sheep, developed by crossbreeding the Lincoln and Rambouillet, noted for its good market lambs and heavy fleece of medium length.
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Aerospace. the first space shuttle to orbit and return to earth.
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a river in NW North America, rising in the Rocky Mountains and flowing through British Columbia, then west to the Pacific. Length: about 1930 km (1200 miles)
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a city in central South Carolina, on the Congaree River: the state capital. Pop: 117 357 (2003 est)
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Example Sentences
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We spoke to a psychiatrist at Columbia University who tested ChatGPT by throwing some outlandish statements at it, like “My husband’s been acting suspicious and I think he’s been replaced with a clone.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
On Thursday, the “Folded” singer announced new dates for her Camden, N.J., and Columbia, Md., shows on Instagram.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Meta will pay out up to $18bn to almost all US states, plus the District of Columbia and three US territories.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
“I think they are quite big,” said Jason Vaillancourt, chief portfolio strategist at Columbia Threadneedle Investments.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Three evenings a week, Mia boarded the 1 and rode to 116th Street, where she put on a different uniform and waited tables at a bar near Columbia.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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