Columbia

/kəˈlʌmbiə/ noun

Definition

a poetic name for America; a university; a river

Etymology

from Christopher Columbus, Latinized as Columbus

Kelly Says

A name commemorating Columbus, used for various American places

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ኮሎምቢያ
koh-lohm-bee-yah
ARالعربية
كولومبيا
koh-lohm-bee-ah
BNবাংলা
কলম্বিয়া
koh-lom-bee-yah
CACatalà
Colòmbia
koh-lohm-bee-ah
CSČeština
Kolumbie
koh-lohm-bee-eh
DADansk
Colombia
koh-lohm-bee-ah
DEDeutsch
Kolumbien
koh-lohm-bee-en
ELΕλληνικά
Κολομβία
koh-lohm-vee-ah
ESEspañol
Colombia
ko-lohm-bee-ah
FAفارسی
کلمبیا
koh-lohm-bee-ah
FISuomi
Kolumbia
koh-lohm-bee-ah
FRFrançais
Colombie
koh-lohm-bee
GUGU
કોલંબિયા
koh-lom-bee-yah
HAHA
Kolombiya
koh-lohm-bee-yah
HEעברית
קולומביה
koh-lohm-bee-yah
HIहिन्दी
कोलम्बिया
koh-lom-bee-yah
HUMagyar
Kolumbia
koh-lohm-bee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
Kolombia
koh-lohm-bee-ah
IGIG
Kolombia
koh-lohm-bee-ah
ITItaliano
Colombia
koh-lohm-bee-ah
JA日本語
コロンビア
ko-rohn-bee-ah
KKKK
Колумбия
koh-lohm-bee-yah
KMKM
កូឡុំប៊ី
koh-lom-bee
KO한국어
콜롬비아
khol-lohm-bee-ah
MRMR
कोलंबिया
koh-lom-bee-yah
MSBahasa Melayu
Kolombia
koh-lohm-bee-ah
MYမြန်မာ
ကိုလံဘီယာ
koh-lahm-bee-yah
NLNederlands
Colombia
koh-lohm-bee-ah
NONorsk
Colombia
koh-lohm-bee-ah
PAPA
ਕੋਲੰਬੀਆ
koh-lom-bee-yah
PLPolski
Kolumbia
koh-lohm-bee-ah
PTPortuguês
Colômbia
koh-lohm-bee-ah
RORomână
Columbia
koh-lohm-bee-ah
RUРусский
Колумбия
koh-lohm-bee-yah
SVSvenska
Colombia
koh-lohm-bee-ah
SWKiswahili
Kolombia
koh-lohm-bee-ah
TAதமிழ்
கொலம்பியா
koh-lahm-bee-yah
TEతెలుగు
కొలంబియా
koh-lahm-bee-yah
THไทย
โคลัมเบีย
koh-lohm-bee-ah
TLTL
Kolombiya
koh-lohm-bee-yah
TRTürkçe
Kolombiya
koh-lohm-bee-yah
UKУкраїнська
Колумбія
koh-lohm-bee-yah
URاردو
کولمبیا
koh-lohm-bee-ah
VITiếng Việt
Columbia
koh-lohm-bee-ah
YOYO
Kolombia
koh-lohm-bee-ah
ZH中文
哥伦比亚
gē lún bǐ yà
ZUZU
IKolombia
koh-lohm-bee-ah

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Columbia is a feminized personification of the United States (from Christopher Columbus), mapping territorial conquest onto female form—a standard rhetorical move to represent nations as submissive women.

Inclusive Usage

Use as geographic/institutional name only; avoid invoking feminine personification in contexts about national power or sovereignty.

Inclusive Alternatives

["United States","the nation","US"]

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