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Columba

Noun CEFR B1
kəˈlʌm.bə

Definitions

  1. Saint Columba of Iona, one of the Gaelic missionary monks who reintroduced Christianity to Scotland during the Dark Ages.
  2. Any of three other Christian saints who bore the name Columba.
  3. A small winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dove.

Equivalents

EspañolColumba
Françaiscolombe
DeutschTaube
12 more languages
العربيةالحمامة
Catalàcoloma
Ελληνικάπεριστερά
GaeilgeColm Cille
Bahasa Melayumerpati
Polskigołąb
PortuguêsColumba
РусскийГолубь

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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