columbus

Noun columbus has 4 senses

• columbus(n = noun.location) capital of ohio - the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University;
has parts: ohio state university
is a kind of state capital
is a part of buckeye state, oh, ohio

• columbus(n = noun.person) christopher columbus, cristobal colon, cristoforo colombo - Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506);
is a kind of navigator
Derived form adjective columbian₁

• columbus(n = noun.location) - a town in eastern Mississippi near the border with Alabama;
is a kind of town
is a part of magnolia state, mississippi, ms

• columbus(n = noun.location) - a city in western Georgia on the Chattahoochee River; industrial center;
is a kind of city, metropolis, urban center, point of entry, port of entry