Explore Columbia through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like river or town. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Columbia meaning
- America; the United States; an appellation given in honor of Christopher Columbus.
- A female personification of the United States.
- A river in British Columbia, Canada and in Washington and Oregon, United States, flowing from the Canadian Rockies to the Pacific Ocean.
Synonyms of Columbia
Using Columbia
- The main meaning on this page is: America; the United States; an appellation given in honor of Christopher Columbus. | A female personification of the United States. | A river in British Columbia, Canada and in Washington and Oregon, United States, flowing from the Canadian Rockies to the Pacific Ocean.
- Useful related words include: columbia river, river, state capital, town.
- In the example corpus, columbia often appears in combinations such as: the columbia, british columbia, columbia river.
Context around Columbia
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 13 start, 7 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Columbia
- In this selection, "columbia" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, british, downtown, lower, river, roll and tristar stand out and add context to how "columbia" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include roll on columbia roll on, ratings for columbia em core, british columbia, columbia police and columbia wolo. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "columbia" sits close to words such as latin, chamber and principal, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with columbia
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
British Columbia or the District of Columbia? (7 words)
Passengers pick up their luggage at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport in West Columbia during a routine day. (17 words)
Columbia, CA — There is a new effort to increase pile burning at Columbia State park, and it will start next week. (21 words)
Fourteen farms in the area have gone through the permitting process to build such dams legally. citation Hydroelectricity Roll on, Columbia, roll on, roll on, Columbia, roll on / Your power is turning our darkness to dawn / Roll on, Columbia, roll on. (41 words)
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Anyone in southwest Washington that enjoys recreating on the Columbia, be they fishermen or recreational boaters, has a responsibility to take all necessary steps to help keep the Columbia River free of dangerous invasive species, such as quagga mussels. (39 words)
British Columbia or the District of Columbia? (7 words)
Example sentences (20)
Downtown Columbia Downtown Columbia is an area of approximately one square mile surrounded by the University of Missouri on the south, Stephens College to the east and Columbia College on the north.
Fourteen farms in the area have gone through the permitting process to build such dams legally. citation Hydroelectricity Roll on, Columbia, roll on, roll on, Columbia, roll on / Your power is turning our darkness to dawn / Roll on, Columbia, roll on.
In 1991, GE sold its share in RCA/Columbia to Sony Pictures and renamed that to "Columbia TriStar Home Video" (later Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, now Sony Pictures Home Entertainment).
Media The Columbia Missourian headquarters The city has two daily newspapers: the Columbia Missourian in the morning and the Columbia Daily Tribune in the afternoon.
Prior to the rise of the Liberal Party, British Columbia's main political party was the British Columbia Social Credit Party which ruled British Columbia for 20 continuous years.
The interior south of the Thompson River watershed and north of the Columbia was organized into the Columbia District, administered from Fort Vancouver on the lower Columbia River.
Anyone in southwest Washington that enjoys recreating on the Columbia, be they fishermen or recreational boaters, has a responsibility to take all necessary steps to help keep the Columbia River free of dangerous invasive species, such as quagga mussels.
By 1973, BC Hydro completed the Duncan, Arrow and Mica dams on the Columbia, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finished Libby Dam on the Kootenai River, a Columbia tributary, in Montana.
Columbia, CA — There is a new effort to increase pile burning at Columbia State park, and it will start next week.
COLUMBIA — Peter Brown won a seat on the Columbia City Council left vacant after the with his victory in the March 28 special election.
In the Columbia Regional, Petry was 4-for-12 with five runs scored, a home run and three RBI on his way to being named to the All-Columbia Regional team.
Passengers pick up their luggage at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport in West Columbia during a routine day.
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The Columbia River Treaty was signed by Canada and the US in 1964 as a means to set guidelines for hydro-electricity generation and flood control for communities near the Columbia River in both countries.
This Columbia Pike barroom (whose initials are short for “Lower Arlington”) is a neighborhood gathering spot located in the basement of Columbia Pike proper.
Wind advisories are in effect for the eastern Columbia River Gorge, the Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon with gusts of 45-50 mph.
British Columbia or the District of Columbia?
Columbia Mickey Mouse and Friends Zip Fleece Jacket for Men: "With the sunny warmth of Southwestern style, this zip fleece jacket by the Columbia Sportswear Company is ready to shake off your chill.
Columbia police arrested Becker at his home in Columbia on the morning of Sept. 21, based on a warrant from the sheriff’s department, said department spokesperson Capt. Adam Myrick.
COLUMBIA, S.C. —The St. Andrews Knights men’s soccer team picked up their third consecutive win on Wednesday night, defeating conference rival Columbia on the road by a score of 2-1.
Phrases with columbia
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with columbia
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the columbia 50×
- british columbia 47×
- columbia river 22×
- of columbia 21×
- columbia university 21×
- columbia and 16×
- columbia police 14×
- at columbia 12×
- columbia wolo 12×
- columbia sc 11×