Columbus

Meaning

Name

1. A male given name from Latin.
2. A surname.
3. Christopher Columbus (1451?–1506), Italian explorer of the Americas.
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Noun

A person who makes a great discovery.

Verb

1. (dated, possibly, slang) To explore; to go around exploring, to go around as an explorer.
2. (US, derogatory, slang) To appropriate; to lay claim to something, especially a discovery, which is perceived as belonging to someone else.

Synonyms

Christopher Columbus

Cristobal Colon

Cristoforo Colombo

capital of Ohio

Colombus

Translations

Columbus

Columbus

Columbus

Columbus

Columbus

Colombo

Colomb

Colón

Columbus

Colom

Columbo

Christophe Colomb

Κολόμβος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəˈlʌmbəs/

Etymology

From Latin columbus (“a dove”). Doublet of Colombo. The verb is a reference to the Italian explorer.