columbia

Co·lum·bi·a

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kuh-luhm-bee-uh]
- /kəˈlʌm bi ə/
- /kəˈlʌmbɪə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh-luhm-bee-uh]
- /kəˈlʌm bi ə/

Definitions of columbia word

noun columbia 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) 3
noun columbia a city in central South Carolina, on the Congaree River: the state capital. Pop: 117 357 (2003 est) 3
noun columbia the first test vehicle of the NASA space shuttle fleet to prove the possibility of routine access to space for scientific and commercial ventures 3
noun columbia the U.S. personified as a woman 3
noun columbia capital of S.C., on the Congaree River: pop. 116,000 3
noun columbia city in central Mo.: pop. 85,000 3

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Parts of speech for Columbia

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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columbia popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for columbia

noun columbia

new world — Western Hemisphere (def 1).
america — the American continent, including North, South, and Central America
us — Unit Separator

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