columbus

1. 1.

   the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University

   Synonymscapital of Ohio

   Broaderstate capital

   Part ofOhio

   PartsOhio State University
2. 2.

   Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)

   SynonymsChristopher ColumbusCristoforo ColomboCristobal Colon

   Broadernavigator
3. 3.

   a town in eastern Mississippi near the border with Alabama

   Broadertown

   Part ofMississippi
4. 4.

   a city in western Georgia on the Chattahoochee River; industrial center

   Broadercityport of entry

Other forms of columbus

plural

columbuses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about columbus

What does columbus mean?

columbus means "the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in columbus?

columbus has 3 syllables: co-lum-bus. The stress falls on "lum". In IPA it is /kəˈlʌmbəs/.

What is another word for columbus?

Close synonyms include capital of Ohio, Christopher Columbus, Cristoforo Colombo, Cristobal Colon. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is columbus a common word?

columbus is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.