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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)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Columbus

  1. Capital of Ohio.

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The bond market was closed for Columbus Day.

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

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Bond markets are closed Monday for the Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day break.

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Columbus Day has arrived, offering traders a moment of reprieve from the tumultuous news cycle—but not everyone will catch a break.

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By 6 p.m. on Monday, she had hopped into her car and departed from her hometown of Columbus, Ohio.

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