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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“A lot of the stragglers have done a good job cleaning up their act,” says Ed Al-Hussainy, global rates strategist at Columbia Threadneedle Investments.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Estelle said he was now considering opportunities abroad, having reached interview stage in British Columbia.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

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

Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, which has set a 17 April deadline to file the requests.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

He was moving into a room he had rented near Columbia, he said, and he wanted to say goodbye.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok