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Meaning of Columbus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
kəˈlʌmbəs

Definitions

  1. A male given name from Latin.
  2. A person who makes a great discovery.
  3. A surname.
  4. Christopher Columbus (1451?–1506), Italian explorer of the Americas.
  5. Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States:
  6. The capital city of Ohio, and the county seat of Franklin County.
  7. A city, the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, with which it is consolidated.
  8. A village in Adams County, Illinois.
  9. A city, the county seat of Bartholomew County, Indiana.
  10. A city, the county seat of Cherokee County, Kansas.
  11. A tiny home rule city in Hickman County, Kentucky.
  12. A small city in Anoka County, Minnesota, previously a township.
  13. A city, the county seat of Lowndes County, Mississippi.
  14. An unincorporated community and inactive township in Johnson County, Missouri.
  15. A town, the county seat of Stillwater County, Montana.
  16. A city, the county seat of Platte County, Nebraska.
  17. An unincorporated community in Burlington County, New Jersey.
  18. A village in Luna County, New Mexico.
  19. A town in Chenango County, New York.
  20. A town, the county seat of Polk County, North Carolina.
  21. A tiny city in Burke County, North Dakota.
  22. A small city, the county seat of Colorado County, Texas.
  23. A small city in Columbia County and Dodge County, Wisconsin.
  24. A town in Columbia County, Wisconsin.
  25. A number of townships, in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan (2), Nebraska and Pennsylvania, listed under Columbus Township.

Equivalents

العربية كولومبوس
Català colom
Ελληνικά Κολόμβος
Esperanto Kolumbo
ខ្មែរ កូឡុំ
한국어 콜럼버스
Nederlands Christoffel
Polski Kolumb
Português Colombo Columbus
Tiếng Việt Kha Luân Bố

Examples

“"It is colossal. You are a Columbus of science who has discovered a lost world."”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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