ALL meanings of columbus
Co·lum·bus
C c - noun columbus a city in central Ohio: the state capital. Pop: 728 432 (2003 est) 3
- noun columbus a city in W Georgia, on the Chattahoochee River. Pop: 185 702 (2003 est) 3
- noun columbus 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) 3
- noun columbus Christopher(It. name Cristoforo Colombo; Sp. name Cristóbal Colón) 1451?-1506; It. explorer in the service of Spain: discovered America (1492) 3
- noun columbus capital of Ohio, in the central part: pop. 711,000 3
- noun columbus city in W Ga., on the Chattahoochee River: pop. 186,000 3
- noun columbus explorer who discovered America 1
- noun columbus a state in the NE central United States: a part of the Midwest. 41,222 sq. mi. (106,765 sq. km). Capital: Columbus. Abbreviation: OH (for use with zip code), O. 1
- noun columbus a river formed by the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, flowing SW from Pittsburgh, Pa., to the Mississippi in S Illinois. 981 miles (1580 km) long. 1
- verb columbus (possibly dated) To explore; to go around exploring, to go around as an explorer. 0