Columbus

Meanings

1. A male given name from Latin.
2. A surname.
3. Christopher Columbus (1451–1506), Italian explorer of the Americas.
4. Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States:
5. The capital city of Ohio, and the county seat of Franklin County.
6. A city, the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, with which it is consolidated.
7. A village in Adams County, Illinois.
8. A city, the county seat of Bartholomew County, Indiana.
9. A city, the county seat of Cherokee County, Kansas.
10. A tiny home rule city in Hickman County, Kentucky.
11. A small city in Anoka County, Minnesota, previously a township.
12. A city, the county seat of Lowndes County, Mississippi.

1. A person who makes a great discovery.

1. To explore; to go around exploring, to go around as an explorer.
2. To appropriate; to lay claim to something, especially a discovery, which is perceived as belonging to someone else.

1. plural of Columbu

Etymology

From Latin columbus (“a dove”). Doublet of Colombo. The common noun and verb are references to the Italian explorer.

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