columbus

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noun

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.
13
An unincorporated community and inactive township in Johnson County, Missouri.
14
A town, the county seat of Stillwater County, Montana.
15
A city, the county seat of Platte County, Nebraska.
16
An unincorporated community in Burlington County, New Jersey.
17
A village in Luna County, New Mexico.
18
A town in Chenango County, New York.
19
A town, the county seat of Polk County, North Carolina.
20
A tiny city in Burke County, North Dakota.
21
A small city, the county seat of Colorado County, Texas.
22
A small city in Columbia County and Dodge County, Wisconsin.
23
A town in Columbia County, Wisconsin.
24
A number of townships, in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan (2), Nebraska and Pennsylvania, listed under Columbus Township.
25
A person who makes a great discovery.

verb

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

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