Definition of Columbus

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

Exact synonyms: Capital Of Ohio
Terms within: Ohio State University
Generic synonyms: State Capital
Group relationships: Buckeye State, Oh, Ohio

2. Noun. Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506).
Exact synonyms: Christopher Columbus, Cristobal Colon, Cristoforo Colombo
Generic synonyms: Navigator
Derivative terms: Columbian

3. Noun. A town in eastern Mississippi near the border with Alabama.
Generic synonyms: Town
Group relationships: Magnolia State, Mississippi, Ms

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

Definition of Columbus

1. Proper noun. ( male given name). ¹

2. Proper noun. Christopher Columbus (1451?-1506), Italian explorer of the Americas. ¹

3. Proper noun. One of various cities in the USA, among others the capital of Ohio. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Columbus

Colubrina
Columba
Columba fasciata
Columba livia
Columba palumbus
Columbia
Columbia-Wenatchi
Columbia Mental Maturity Scale
Columbia River
Columbia University
Columbia tiger lily
Columbian
Columbians
Columbidae
Columbiformes
Columbus (current term)
Columbus Day
Columbusing
Colutea
Colutea arborescens
Colymbiformes
Com.
Coma Berenices
Comanche
Comanchero
Comancheros
Comanches
Comandra
Comandra pallida
Comatula

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