Columbia

[kuh-luhm-bee-uh] / kəˈlʌm bi ə /

NOUN

United States

Synonyms

WEAK

America Land of Liberty New World U.S. U.S.A. US US of A USA land of opportunity the States

Example Sentences

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I arrived at Columbia in my 30s with the earnestness of a convert.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Some marketers are even being sued for running misleading ads, according to RP Legal, a law firm based in Columbia, S.C.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Despite its federal losses, the party's provincial iterations still enjoy support and are the governing parties in British Columbia and Manitoba.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

British Columbia made the U.N. declaration provincial law in 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

In 1950, the Austrian-born biochemist Erwin Chargaff, working at Columbia University in New York, had found a peculiar pattern.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee