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Columbia
[ kuh-luhm-bee-uh ]
noun
- 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.
- Cape Columbia, a cape on the northern coast of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada, in the Arctic Ocean: northernmost point of Canada.
- a city in and the capital of South Carolina, in the central part.
- a city in central Missouri.
- a city in central Maryland.
- a city in central Tennessee.
- a city in southeastern Pennsylvania.
- Literary. the United States of America.
- 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.
- Aerospace. the first space shuttle to orbit and return to earth.
Columbia
1/ əˈʌɪə /
noun
- 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)
- a city in central South Carolina, on the Congaree River: the state capital. Pop: 117 357 (2003 est)
Columbia
2/ əˈʌɪə /
noun
- the first test vehicle of the NASA space shuttle fleet to prove the possibility of routine access to space for scientific and commercial ventures
Example Sentences
In his book India's Trade Policy: The 1990s and Beyond, Columbia University economist and noted trade expert Arvind Panagariya traces the complex and often inconsistent evolution of India's approach to trade.
Khalil was grabbed by federal agents inside his Columbia University housing last month and transported to a detention center in Louisiana.
According to Columbia Journalism Review, university officials soon allowed Gohill to return to campus — while the students who were among the protesters were suspended for longer periods.
Levy was vice president of advertising, publicity and promotions at Columbia Pictures but soon left Columbia for Amblin Entertainment and, later, Dreamworks.
District Court for the District of Columbia alleges.
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