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Columbus

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The noun has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University
  Synonym: capital of Ohio

Meaning #2: Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)
  Synonyms: Christopher Colombus, Cristoforo Colombo, Cristobal Colon

Meaning #3: a town in eastern Mississippi near the border with Alabama

Meaning #4: a city in western Georgia on the Chattahoochee River; industrial center


 
 
Wikipedia: Columbus

Columbus is an Anglicized version of the Italian surname Colombo, which means dove. The name was originally given to dove keepers.

Columbus may refer to:

People

  • Christopher Columbus navigator, explorer, colonizer - discoverer of America for Europe
  • St. Columba, Irish Gaelic missionary monk
  • Realdo Colombo, anatomist and surgeon from the 16th century
  • Chris Columbus (filmmaker), an American film maker
  • Scott Columbus, long-time drummer for the heavy metal band Manowar
  • Columbus Short, an American choreographer and actor

Places

In the United States:

Other

  • Columbus (ISS module), the European module for the International Space Station
  • Knights of Columbus
  • Columbus tubing, Italian manufacturer of bicycle and motorsport tubing
  • COLUMBUS, ab initio quantum chemistry software
  • Columbus Day
  • SS Columbus (1924), a transatlantic ocean liner for the North German Lloyd steamship line
  • MS Columbus, a cruise ship owned by Hapag-Lloyd
  • Carry On Columbus, a 1992 film
  • Columbus (band)
  • Columbus, a song by kent from their album Tillbaka till samtiden

 
 

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