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 Meaning of COLUMBIA
| Pronunciation: |  | ku'lumbeeu 
 
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[n]  a university town in central Missouri  [n]  capital and largest city in South Carolina; located in central South Carolina  [n]  a town in west central Tennessee  [n]  a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring   |  |  |  |  | Websites: |  |  |  |  |  |  | Synonyms: |  | capital of South Carolina, Columbia River |  |  |  |  | See Also: |  | Canada, Evergreen State, Missouri, MO, Palmetto State, river, SC, Show Me State, South Carolina, state capital, Tennessee, TN, town, Volunteer State, WA, Washington |  |     |  |  Webster's 1913 Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | \Co*lum"bi*a\, n.
America; the United States; -- a poetical appellation given
in honor of Columbus, the discoverer. --Dr. T. Dwight.
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