Columbia

[kuh-luhm-bee-uh] / kəˈlʌm bi ə /

NOUN

United States

Synonyms

WEAK

America Land of Liberty New World U.S. U.S.A. US US of A USA land of opportunity the States

Example Sentences

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While horrifying, the space-obsessed couldn’t have been wholly shocked when the Columbia disaster of 2003 echoed that of Challenger; that the shuttle program had flown nearly 90 missions in the intervening 17 years barely registered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The original lawsuit, led by a cadre of interested parties including the federal government, 39 states and the District of Columbia, dates back to 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Lavallo is referring to Ronald Breslow, a Columbia University chemist who proposed in 1958 that vitamin B1 could transform into a carbene to enable key biochemical reactions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

BBC News has asked representatives for Labrinth for a comment, and approached Columbia and HBO for a response.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

I knew when I walked into practice every day, I’d just be one more Columbia High School fencer, not the Muslim girl or the Black girl.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad