name
Meaning 1
A male given name from Latin.
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Standard Lemma guide
Columbus
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/kəˈlʌmbəs/
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name
Meaning 2
A surname.
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name
Meaning 3
A surname.
Christopher Columbus (1451–1506), Italian explorer of the Americas.
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name
Meaning 4
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States:
The capital city of Ohio, and the county seat of Franklin County.
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Meaning 5
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, with which it is consolidated.
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name
Meaning 6
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States:
A village in Adams County, Illinois.
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Meaning 7
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Bartholomew County, Indiana.
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Meaning 8
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Cherokee County, Kansas.
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Meaning 9
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States:
A tiny home rule city in Hickman County, Kentucky.
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name
Meaning 10
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States:
A small city in Anoka County, Minnesota, previously a township.
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name
Meaning 11
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Lowndes County, Mississippi.
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Meaning 12
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States:
An unincorporated community and inactive township in Johnson County, Missouri.
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Meaning 13
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States:
A town, the county seat of Stillwater County, Montana.
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Meaning 14
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Platte County, Nebraska.
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Meaning 15
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Burlington County, New Jersey.
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Meaning 16
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States:
A village in Luna County, New Mexico.
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Meaning 17
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States:
A town in Chenango County, New York.
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Meaning 18
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States:
A town, the county seat of Polk County, North Carolina.
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Meaning 19
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States:
A tiny city in Burke County, North Dakota.
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Meaning 20
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States:
A small city, the county seat of Colorado County, Texas.
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Meaning 21
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States:
A small city in Columbia County and Dodge County, Wisconsin.
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Meaning 22
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States:
A town in Columbia County, Wisconsin.
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Meaning 23
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States:
A number of townships, in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan (2), Nebraska and Pennsylvania, listed under Columbus Township.
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name
Meaning 24
plural of Columbu
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Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 25
A person who makes a great discovery.
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verb
Meaning 26
To explore; to go around exploring, to go around as an explorer.
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Usage: dated, possibly, slang
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verb
Meaning 27
To appropriate; to lay claim to something, especially a discovery, which is perceived as belonging to someone else.
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Usage: US, derogatory, slang
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noun
Meaning 28
a city in western Georgia on the Chattahoochee River; industrial center
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Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center, port of entry, point of entry
noun
Meaning 29
a town in eastern Mississippi near the border with Alabama
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Broader terms: town
noun
Meaning 30
the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University
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Synonyms: capital of Ohio
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Broader terms: state capital
noun
Meaning 31
Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)
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Synonyms: Christopher Columbus, Cristoforo Colombo, Cristobal Colon
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Broader terms: navigator
History
Etymology
From Latin columbus (“a dove”). Doublet of Colombo. The common noun and verb are references to the Italian explorer.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 哥倫布 /哥伦布 (Gēlúnbù) — given male name
- Greek: Κολόμβος (Kolómvos) — given male name
- Marathi: कोलंबस (kolambas) — given male name
- Polish: Kolumb — given male name
- Russian: Колу́мбус (Kolúmbus) — given male name
- Chinese Mandarin: 哥倫布 /哥伦布 (Gēlúnbù) — surname
- Italian: Colombo — surname
- Marathi: कोलंबस (kolambas) — surname
- Russian: Колу́мбус (Kolúmbus) — surname
- Catalan: Colom — Christopher Columbus
- Chinese Mandarin: 哥倫布 /哥伦布 (Gēlúnbù) — Christopher Columbus
- Dutch: Christoffel — Christopher Columbus
- Esperanto: Kolumbo — Christopher Columbus
- Faroese: Kolumbus — Christopher Columbus
- Faroese: Kristoffur Kolumbus — Christopher Columbus
- Finnish: Kolumbus — Christopher Columbus
- French: Colomb — Christopher Columbus
- French: Christophe Colomb — Christopher Columbus
- German: Kolumbus — Christopher Columbus
- German: Christoph Kolumbus — Christopher Columbus
- German: Christoph Columbus — Christopher Columbus
- German: Christoph Colon — Christopher Columbus
- Hungarian: Kolumbusz Kristóf — Christopher Columbus
- Italian: Cristoforo Colombo — Christopher Columbus
- Italian: Colombo — Christopher Columbus
- Japanese: コロンブス (Koronbusu) — Christopher Columbus
- Khmer: កូឡុំ (koulom) — Christopher Columbus
- Korean: 콜럼버스 (Kolleombeoseu) — Christopher Columbus
- Marathi: कोलंबस (kolambas) — Christopher Columbus
- Odia: କଲମ୍ବସ୍ (kalambas) — Christopher Columbus
- Polish: Kolumb — Christopher Columbus
- Portuguese: Colombo — Christopher Columbus
- Romanian: Columb — Christopher Columbus
- Russian: Колу́мб (Kolúmb) — Christopher Columbus
- Spanish: Cristóbal Colón — Christopher Columbus
- Spanish: Colón — Christopher Columbus
- Vietnamese: Kha Luân Bố — Christopher Columbus
- Vietnamese: Colombo — Christopher Columbus
- Vietnamese: Cristoforo Colombo — Christopher Columbus
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