COLUMBUS


Meaning of COLUMBUS in English

I. kə-ˈləm-bəs biographical name

Christopher Italian Christoforo Co·lom·bo kə-ˈləm-(ˌ)bō Spanish Cristóbal Co·lón kə-ˈlōn 1451-1506 Genoese navigator & explorer for Spain

II. kə-ˈləm-bəs geographical name

1. city W Georgia on the Chattahoochee population 186,291

2. city S central Indiana population 31,802

3. city E Mississippi population 25,944

4. city central Ohio, its capital population 711,470

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.