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columbus

/kʌlˈʌmbʌs/noun3 syllables

Columbus means: Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506).

Synonyms for columbus4

noun, as in Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)

Christopher Columbus, Cristoforo Colombo, Cristobal Colon

noun, as in the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University

capital of Ohio

What does columbus mean?4

noun

1

Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)

2

the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University

3

a town in eastern Mississippi near the border with Alabama

4

a city in western Georgia on the Chattahoochee River; industrial center

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Columbus in a sentence

  • Columbus proved that the world is not flat.Zifre
  • Columbus sailed farther west to look for a new continent.CM
  • Christopher Columbus once started a revolution, and then crushed it.FeuDRenais2
  • Christopher Columbus has never, ever needed a native check.FeuDRenais
  • Columbus argued that he could reach India by going west.CM
  • Christopher Columbus proved that the world isn't flat.ddnktr
  • Christopher Columbus once discovered an entire ship of deceased sailors... and politely ignored it.Ooneykcall
  • After reading all of his stories, Christopher Columbus became one of my favorite heroes.mlillie87

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