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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Figures from Columbia University, cited by Chinese state media, said China had petrol reserves of some 1.4 billion barrels.

From BBC

District Court for the District of Columbia agreed; he quashed the subpoenas and said the government had offered no evidence that Powell committed any crime “other than displeasing the president.”

From Barron's

“The risk of stagflation seems to be quite high for the U.S.,” the professor told the AFP Monday at Columbia University in New York.

From Barron's

A Palestinian woman who was detained during Gaza war protests at Columbia University has been released after a year in immigration detention in Texas, her lawyers say.

From BBC

Attorney for the District of Columbia, and federal Judge James Boasberg did so in withering fashion.

From The Wall Street Journal