columbus
IPA: kʌɫˈʌmbʌs
Root Word: Columbus
noun
- A male given name from Latin.
- A surname.
- Christopher Columbus (1451?–1506), Italian explorer of the Americas.
- Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States.
- The capital city of Ohio, United States and the county seat of Franklin County.
- A city, the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated.
- A village in Adams County, Illinois, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Cherokee County, Kansas, United States.
- A tiny home rule city in Hickman County, Kentucky, United States.
- A small city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Missouri, United States.
- A town, the county seat of Stillwater County, Montana, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Platte County, Nebraska, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.
- A village in Luna County, New Mexico, United States.
- A town in Chenango County, New York, United States.
- A town, the county seat of Polk County, North Carolina, United States.
- A tiny city in Burke County, North Dakota, United States.
- A small city, the county seat of Colorado County, Texas, United States.
- A small city in Columbia County and Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States.
- A town in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States.
- A person who makes a great discovery.
verb
- (possibly dated, slang) To explore; to go around exploring, to go around as an explorer.
- (derogatory, slang, US) To appropriate; to lay claim to something, especially a discovery, which is perceived as belonging to someone else.
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Examples of "columbus" in Sentences
- Columbus and lack of experience.
- Columbus promised such an advantage.
- Columbus was not a separate station.
- Columbus does not belong in this context.
- Columbus, himself, behaved with magnanimity, and made no complaint.
- The southbound platform bears the tertiary name of Columbus Square.
- Hilltop was once the site of the Columbus State Hospital for the insane.
- The confusion between the West and East Indies did not outlive Columbus.
- I hear Columbus had a prescient grudge against the Foxwoods casino, too.
- Yes | No | Report from RylieGipson wrote 18 hours 50 min ago tbgg10 columbus
- Initially, it served as a workbench and stowage center in the Columbus module.
- LH kat sleeve diaorg tu. .rasanya tribute untuk sape ntah ... columbus crew pakai gak ..
- i saw david hyde pierce and his partner at whole foods in columbus circle last year. that was fun.
- Obama sinking the “m” in a long grueling game of “Healthcare Reform” … not HORSE mike - columbus, oh
- All Answers from deerslayer1234 wrote 18 weeks 9 hours ago absolutly. my first archery hunt this year is going to be on monday (we dont have school for columbus day) I just cant wait!!!!!
- Yes | No | Report from deerslayer1234 wrote 18 weeks 9 hours ago absolutly. my first archery hunt this year is going to be on monday (we dont have school for columbus day) I just cant wait!!!!!
- Yes | No | Report from buckshot89 wrote 47 weeks 5 days ago this is indeed true, i live about a half hour north of columbus ... i find this rediculus. it was a foam dart, not a bullet. nurf guns dont even look like real firearms. but, it could have been worse.
- December 17, 2009, 10: 18 am morganovich: rick - wall st did the same thing with MLK. we stopped getting columbus day off and now get MLK. personally, one long weekend is as good as another to me, but i remember a number of people being pissed off. there are far more italians than african americans on wall st, especially in new york.
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