I. kəˈləmbēə adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Columbia, S.C.
: of or from Columbia, the capital of So. Carolina
a Columbia resident
: of the kind or style prevalent in Columbia
II. noun
( plural columbia or columbias )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Columbia river, southwestern Canada & northwestern U.S., near which they dwelt
1.
a. : a Salishan people of eastern Washington
b. : a member of such people
2. : a language of the Columbia and Wenatchee peoples — called also Sinkiuse