columbus Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University
   capital of Ohio.
   
2. noun 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.
   
3. noun a town in eastern Mississippi near the border with Alabama
   
4. noun a city in western Georgia on the Chattahoochee River; industrial center
   

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