Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

columbia

/kəˈlʌm.bi.ə/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.40 in modern English

Syllables
co-lum-bia
IPA
/kəˈlʌm.bi.ə/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female personification of the United States.

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CBS

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Frequently Paired Words

Colomba Colombia Colombus Columbine Columbus

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Questions

How do you pronounce columbia?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈlʌm.bi.ə/.
What does columbia mean?
America; the United States; an appellation given in honor of Christopher Columbus.
Where does columbia come from?
From Columbus + -ia, the Latinized name of the European explorer, Christopher Columbus. Piecewise doublet of Colombia.

How to pronounce columbia

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