Synonyms for
columbus
A male given name from Latin.
0 synonyms 8 letters

No Synonyms Found for Columbus

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All Definitions for Columbus

Below are all the dictionary definitions of columbus:

1A male given name from Latin.
2A surname.
3Christopher Columbus (1451?–1506), Italian explorer of the Americas.
4Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States:
5The capital city of Ohio, and the county seat of Franklin County.
6A city, the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, with which it is consolidated.
7A village in Adams County, Illinois.
8A city, the county seat of Bartholomew County, Indiana.
9A city, the county seat of Cherokee County, Kansas.
10A tiny home rule city in Hickman County, Kentucky.
11A small city in Anoka County, Minnesota, previously a township.
12A city, the county seat of Lowndes County, Mississippi.
13An unincorporated community and inactive township in Johnson County, Missouri.
14A town, the county seat of Stillwater County, Montana.
15A city, the county seat of Platte County, Nebraska.
16An unincorporated community in Burlington County, New Jersey.
17A village in Luna County, New Mexico.
18A town in Chenango County, New York.
19A town, the county seat of Polk County, North Carolina.
20A tiny city in Burke County, North Dakota.
21A small city, the county seat of Colorado County, Texas.
22A small city in Columbia County and Dodge County, Wisconsin.
23A town in Columbia County, Wisconsin.
24A number of townships, in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan (2), Nebraska and Pennsylvania, listed under Columbus Township.
25A person who makes a great discovery.
26To explore
27To go around exploring, to go around as an explorer.
28To appropriate
29To lay claim to something, especially a discovery, which is perceived as belonging to someone else.

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