Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun columbus

4 senses of columbus

Sense 1
Columbus, capital of Ohio -- (the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University)
       INSTANCE OF=> state capital -- (the capital city of a political subdivision of a country)

Sense 2
Columbus, Christopher Columbus, Cristoforo Colombo, Cristobal Colon -- (Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506))
       INSTANCE OF=> navigator -- (in earlier times, a person who explored by ship)

Sense 3
Columbus -- (a town in eastern Mississippi near the border with Alabama)
       INSTANCE OF=> town -- (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city; "they drive through town on their way to work")

Sense 4
Columbus -- (a city in western Georgia on the Chattahoochee River; industrial center)
       INSTANCE OF=> city, metropolis, urban center -- (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city")
       INSTANCE OF=> port of entry, point of entry -- (a port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise)