Columbia
(noun) a university town in central Missouri
Columbia, capital of South Carolina
(noun) capital and largest city in South Carolina; located in central South Carolina
Columbia
(noun) a town in west central Tennessee
Columbia, Columbia River
(noun) a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Co*lum"bi*a, n.
Definition: America; the United States; -- a poetical appellation given in honor of Columbus, the discoverer. Dr. T. Dwight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 March 2025
(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
