Noun
- 1. Columbia, Columbia River
- usage: a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring
- 2. Columbia
- usage: a town in west central Tennessee
- 3. Columbia, capital of South Carolina
- usage: capital and largest city in South Carolina; located in central South Carolina
- 4. Columbia
- usage: a university town in central Missouri
- 5. Columbia University, Columbia
- usage: a university in New York City
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