Columbus (n.)

  1. the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University

    [ Syn: columbus , capital of ohio ]

  2. Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)

    [ Syn: columbus , christopher columbus , cristoforo colombo , cristobal colon ]

  3. a town in eastern Mississippi near the border with Alabama

    [ Syn: columbus ]

  4. a city in western Georgia on the Chattahoochee River; industrial center

    [ Syn: columbus ]

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