COLUMBA


Meaning of COLUMBA in English

— Columban , adj.

/keuh lum"beuh/ , n., gen. Columbae /-bee/ for 2.

1. Saint , A.D. 521-597, Irish missionary in Scotland.

2. Also called Columba Noae /noh"ee/ . Astron. the Dove, or Noah's Dove, a southern constellation between Caelum and Canis Major.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .