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In all parts of the Old World, as well as of the New, it was evident that Columbus had kindled a fire in every mariner's heart. That fire was the harbinger of a new era, for it was not to be extinguished.
Charles Kendall Adams

Meaning of "Columbus" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COLUMBUS

Columbus  [kəˈlʌmbəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COLUMBUS

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conjunction
determiner
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Columbus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COLUMBUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Columbus

Columbus is a Latinized version of the Italian surname "Colombo". It most commonly refers to: ▪ Christopher Columbus ▪ Columbus, Ohio, United States Columbus may also refer to...

Definition of Columbus in the English dictionary

The definition of Columbus in the dictionary is a city in central Ohio: the state capital. Pop: 728 432. Other definition of Columbus is a city in W Georgia, on the Chattahoochee River. Pop: 185 702.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COLUMBUS


choriambus
ˌkɒrɪˈæmbəs
columbous
kəˈlʌmbəs
corymbous
kəˈrɪmbəs
cumulonimbus
ˌkjuːmjʊləʊˈnɪmbəs
iambus
aɪˈæmbəs
limbous
ˈlɪmbəs
limbus
ˈlɪmbəs
lumbus
ˈlʌmbəs
nimbus
ˈnɪmbəs
numbers
ˈnʌmbəs
plumbous
ˈplʌmbəs
rhombus
ˈrɒmbəs
thrombus
ˈθrɒmbəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COLUMBUS

Colum
Columba
Columbae
columbaria
columbarium
columbary
columbate
Columbia
Columbian
columbic
columbine
columbite
columbium
columbous
Columbus Day

WORDS THAT END LIKE COLUMBUS

Airbus
Arbus
autobus
bus
ceteris paribus
Cottbus
embus
globus
incubus
jacobus
Knights of Columbus
minibus
miss the bus
omnibus
postbus
rebus
school bus
shuttle bus
succubus
syllabus

Synonyms and antonyms of Columbus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Columbus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COLUMBUS

Find out the translation of Columbus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Columbus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Columbus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

哥伦布
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Columbus
570 millions of speakers

English

Columbus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कोलंबस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كولومبوس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Колумб
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Columbus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কলম্বাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Colomb
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Columbus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kolumbus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コロンバス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

콜럼버스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Columbus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Columbus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொலம்பஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोलंबस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Columbus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Colombo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Columbus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Колумб
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Columbus
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Columbus
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Columbus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Columbus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Columbus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Columbus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COLUMBUS»

The term «Columbus» is very widely used and occupies the 7.665 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COLUMBUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Columbus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Columbus» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Columbus

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10 QUOTES WITH «COLUMBUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Columbus.
1
Charles Kendall Adams
In all parts of the Old World, as well as of the New, it was evident that Columbus had kindled a fire in every mariner's heart. That fire was the harbinger of a new era, for it was not to be extinguished.
2
Kevin J. Anderson
Do you want Columbus to go across the ocean, or do you want to put a message in a bottle and hope that it lands somewhere? I'd rather have actual people be there. Whether they look like Americans or like the inhabitants of some other country, depends on who has the most drive.
3
Margot Asquith
What a pity, when Christopher Columbus discovered America, that he ever mentioned it.
4
L. Frank Baum
Imagination has brought mankind through the dark ages to its present state of civilization. Imagination led Columbus to discover America. Imagination led Franklin to discover electricity.
5
John Henrik Clarke
I understood that my family was rich in love but would probably never own the land my father, John, dreamed of owning. My mother, Willie Ella Mays Clarke, was a washerwoman for poor white folks in the area of Columbus, Georgia where the writer Carson McCullers once lived.
6
Sean Connery
If America had been discovered as many times as I have, no one would remember Columbus.
7
Donald Cram
This is largely the methodology I've used throughout my career - that is, starting with a question as to what might be the properties of a set of compounds that could be invented which were unusual and unpredictable. Many times I've felt a bit like Columbus setting sail.
8
Stockwell Day
Marriage commissioners who choose not to marry homosexuals are being fired. A Knights of Columbus chapter in British Columbia is in court because it chooses not allow a lesbian group to use its facility for marriage ceremonies. The list goes on.
9
David R. Ellis
Chris Columbus was really interesting to watch how he works with children.
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Louise Erdrich
Columbus only discovered that he was in some new place. He didn't discover America.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLUMBUS»

Discover the use of Columbus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Columbus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Picture Book of Christopher Columbus
A brief account of the life and accomplishments of Christopher Columbus.
‎1991
2
Goodbye, Columbus
National Book Award Winner Philip Roth's brilliant career was launched when the unknown twenty-five-year-old writer won the Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship for a collection that was to be called Goodbye, Columbus, and which, in turn, ...
Philip Roth, 1989
3
Columbus: The Four Voyages, 1492-1504
In rich detail Laurence Bergreen re-creates each of these adventures as well as the historical background of Columbus's celebrated, controversial career.
Laurence Bergreen, 2011
4
1491 (Second Edition): New Revelations of the Americas ...
In this groundbreaking work of science, history, and archaeology, Charles C. Mann radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492.
Charles C. Mann, 2006
5
They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient ...
Examines cultural analogies between Native Americans and Africans, offering evidence of the presence of African explorers in the New World centuries before the arrival of Columbus.
Ivan Van Sertima, 2003
6
1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created
Reveals how the voyages of Columbus reintroduced plants and animals that had been separated millions of years earlier, documenting how the ensuing exchange of flora and fauna between Eurasia and the Americas fostered a European rise, ...
Charles C. Mann, 2013
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Columbus
An illustrated account of Christopher Columbus provides a view of Ferdinand and Isabella's royal court, Columbus's religious obsessions, the voyages themselves, and the current controversy regarding his historical significance.
Felipe Fernández-Armesto, 1991
8
Reading Columbus
In this first book in English to focus specifically on these writings, Margarita Zamora offers an original analysis of their textual problems and ideological implications.
Margarita Zamora, 1993
9
The Diario of Christopher Columbus's First Voyage to ...
This definitive edition of Columbus's account of the voyage presents the most accurate printed version of his journal available to date.
‎1991
10
The Worlds of Christopher Columbus
Relates how Columbus lobbied in three countries for financial support for his journey to find a route to Asia and changed the course of history when he encountered the New World This book tells the story of the life and times of Christopher ...
William D. Phillips, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLUMBUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Columbus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Columbus was finalist for Facebook data center that went to Texas …
JobsOhio, the state's privatized economic-development entity, and Columbus 2020, the region's economic-development arm, said they don't ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
2
Treehouses add whimsy to five Columbus parks
Columbus Parks and Recreation has commissioned artists to use their imaginations to build fairy houses for “Find Me In the Park. «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
3
Police Investigate East Columbus Double Shooting
EAST COLUMBUS (Mike McCarthy) -- A shooting injured two men in a shopping center parking lot in East Columbus early Tuesday morning. «Fox 28, Jul 15»
4
West Nile Virus Found In Columbus; Spraying Resumes This Week
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus Public Health (CPH) has confirmed the first case of West Nile virus was discovered in a mosquito pool trap in ... «10TV, Jul 15»
5
Blue Jackets sign Columbus-born Kole Sherwood
The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed forward Kole Sherwood to a three-year entry level contract, the club announced today. «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
6
Columbus one of the best cities for creative professionals
The cost of living in Columbus is 8.5 percent below the U.S. average and for every 10,000 workers there are 76.4 creative workers. «Columbus Business First, Jul 15»
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Columbus to spray for mosquitoes; West Nile virus found in Linden …
Columbus will begin spraying for mosquitoes in the Linden area after a pool tested positive for West Nile virus, according to health officials. «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
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Police confirm body found in Valley creek is missing Columbus woman
Eldridge, 25, of Columbus died of blunt force trauma to the head, authorities said. She had been reported missing by family members on ... «Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Jul 15»
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Richard Hyatt: Bush's return to Columbus a hot ticket
George W. Bush, living at the Texas Governor's Mansion in 1998, was in Columbus to raise money for the late Paul Coverdell's campaign for ... «Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Jul 15»
10
Pennsylvania fugitive picked up by feds in Columbus
A Pittsburgh fugitive was apprehended in Columbus on Tuesday, according to federal authorities. Mario "Digga" Grisom, who was wanted by ... «Jackson Clarion Ledger, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Columbus [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/columbus>. May 2024 ».
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