(poetic) America; the United States; an appellation given in honor of Christopher Columbus. / (dated) A female personification of the USA.

A male given name from Latin. / A surname. / Christopher Columbus (1451?–1506), Italian explorer of the Americas. / The capital city of Ohio, United States and the county seat of Franklin County.

A person who makes a great discovery.

(possibly dated, slang) To explore; to go around exploring, to go around as an explorer.

(historical) A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France. / A pigeonhole in such a dovecote.

Archaic spelling of columbine.

Saint Columba of Iona, one of the Gaelic missionary monks who reintroduced Christianity to Scotland during the Dark Ages. / Any of three other Christian saints who bore the name Columba.

plural of columbarium

plural of columbarium

plural of British Columbian