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    What is Columbia in the United States, as in Washington, District of Columbia, Columbia University, etc., when I thought it was a country in South America?

    Question #87047. Asked by billythebrit. (Oct 09 07 4:13 AM)


    queproblema

    		"Columbia" is a poetic name for the United States, based on the surname of Christopher Columbus.

    "Colombia" is a South American republic, also named for Christopher Columbus, known there as Cristobal Colon.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia

    Besides scrolling through the page to see how many "Columbias" we have, click on the very first and the third links up at the top: "Colombia" and "Columbia (name)."



    Oct 09 07, 6:03 AM

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