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[[Columbia (name)]] was the first popular and poetic name for the United States, and has in turn inspired the names of many other things.
'''Columbia''' may also refer to:
==Places==
===U.S. cities or towns===
*[[Columbia, South Carolina]] Capital and largest city of South Carolina
*[[Columbia, Alabama]]
*[[Columbia, California]], in Tuolumne County
*[[Columbia, San Diego, California]], a neighborhood
*[[Columbia, Connecticut]]
*[[Columbia, Illinois]]
*[[Columbia, Fayette County, Indiana]]
*[[Columbia, Iowa]]
*[[Columbia, Kentucky]]
*[[Columbia, Louisiana]]
*[[Columbia, Maine]]
*[[Columbia, Maryland]]
*[[Columbia, Mississippi]]
*[[Columbia, Missouri]]
*[[Columbia, New Hampshire]]
*[[Columbia, New Jersey]]
*[[Columbia, New York]]
* Columbia, former name for [[Etna, New York]]
*[[Columbia, North Carolina]]
*[[Columbia, Pennsylvania]]
*[[Columbia, Tennessee]]
*[[Columbia, Virginia]]
===Other places in the U.S.===
* Columbia Beach, a community in [[Clinton, Washington]]
* Columbia Center, a hamlet in [[Columbia, New York]]
* Columbia Center in [[Lorain County, Ohio]]
*[[Columbia City, Indiana]]
*[[Columbia City, Oregon]]
*[[Columbia City, Seattle, Washington]]
*[[Columbia County, Arkansas]]
*[[Columbia County, Florida]]
*[[Columbia County, Georgia]]
*[[Columbia County, New York]]
*[[Columbia County, Oregon]]
*[[Columbia County, Pennsylvania]]
*[[Columbia County, Washington]]
* Columbia Cross Roads in [[Bradford County, Pennsylvania]]
*[[Columbia Heights, Minnesota]]
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*[[Columbia Heights, Washington, D.C.]]
*[[Columbia Station, Ohio]]
*[[Columbia Township, Jackson County, Michigan]]
*[[Columbia Township, Tuscola County, Michigan]]
*[[Columbia Township, Van Buren County, Michigan]]
* Columbia Valley Gardens in [[Longview, Washington]]
*[[Columbia Falls, Montana]]
===Other places in North America===
* [[Columbia (electoral district)]] in Canada
* [[Columbia River]]
** [[Upper Columbia United Tribes]], certain Native American peoples near the Columbia River
* [[British Columbia]]
* District of Columbia ([[Washington, D.C.]])
* [[Mount Columbia (Colorado)]]
* [[Mount Columbia (Alberta)]]
* [[Columbia Glacier (Alaska)]]
* [[Columbia Glacier (Washington)]]
* [[Columbia Peak]] in the state of Washington
* [[Columbia Icefield]] in Alberta and British Columbia
* [[Cape Columbia]], northernmost point of Canada
===Places outside North America===
*[[Columbia Road market]], an East London street flower market
==Companies==
* [[Columbia Aircraft]]
* [[Columbia Automobile Company]]
* [[Columbia Bicycles]]
* [[Columbia Broadcasting System]] (CBS)
* [[Columbia Graphophone Company]]
* [[Columbia Helicopters]]
* [[Columbia Management Group]]
* [[Columbia Masterworks Records]]
* [[Columbia Music Entertainment]]
* [[Columbia Pictures]]
* [[Columbia Records]]
* [[Columbia Sussex]]
* [[Columbia Sportswear]]
* [[Columbia University Press]], publisher of the Columbia Encyclopedia
==Educational institutions==
* [[Columbia University]]
* Any of several [[Columbia College]]s
* [[Columbia Theological Seminary]]
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* [[Columbia Union College]]
* [[University of the District of Columbia]]
* [[University of British Columbia]]
* [[University of Northern British Columbia]]
* [[British Columbia Institute of Technology]]
==Technology==
* [[Columbia Nuclear Generating Station]] in Washington
* [[Columbia (supercomputer)]], a NASA supercomputer
==Vehicles==
===Spacecraft===
* [[Space Shuttle Columbia|Space Shuttle ''Columbia'']]
* ''Columbia'', the Command/Service Module for the ''[[Apollo 11]]'' mission
===Ships===
* [[USS Columbia|USS ''Columbia'']], several ships of the US Navy
* [[Lightship Columbia|Lightship ''Columbia'']], WLV-604, the first lightship on the Pacific coast of the United States, docked in Astoria, Oregon
* [[SS Columbia|SS ''Columbia'']], a historic excursion steamer docked in Ecorse, Michigan, United States
* [[Columbia (1871 yacht)|''Columbia'' (1871 yacht)]], winner of the 1871 America's Cup race
* [[Columbia (1899 yacht)|''Columbia'' (1899 yacht)]], winner of the 1899 and 1901 America's Cup races
* ''[[Spirit of British Columbia]]'', an [[S class ferry]] in the BC Ferries fleet
===Rail===
* Columbia, another name for the [[2-4-2]] classification of steam locomotives
* [[Columbian (B&O)|''Columbian'' (B&O)]], a former passenger train between Jersey City, New Jersey and Chicago, Illinois
* [[Columbian (passenger train)|''Columbian'' (passenger train)]], a former Milwaukee Road train between Chicago and Tacoma
===Other===
* ''Columbia'', airplane piloted by [[Clarence Duncan Chamberlin]] when he was the second person to solo across the Atlantic
* [[Columbia automobile]], Hartford, Connecticut, United States (1893-1917)
==Fictional uses==
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* [[Columbia (NX-02)|''Columbia'' (NX-02)]], a fictional starship on the television series ''Star Trek: Enterprise''
* Columbia, a character in ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]''
* [[Columbia Airlines]], fictional airline from ''Airport 1975''
* ''Columbia'', a [[battlestar]] from both the original and re-imagined versions of the ''Battlestar Galactica'' TV series
* Columbia Internet, fictional company in the [[User Friendly]] online comic strip
==Songs==
*"[[Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean]]", a U.S. patriotic song
*[[Columbia (song)|"Columbia" (song)]], a song on the 1994 Oasis album ''Definitely Maybe''
*"Columbia", a song by Eric Johnson on the 2005 album ''[[Bloom (Eric Johnson album)|Bloom]]''
*"Columbia", a song by Paul van Dyk on the album ''[[Out There and Back]]''
*"[[Hail, Columbia]]", the official anthem of the Vice President and an early anthem of the United States
*"[[Roll on Columbia]]", a 1941 popular song by Woody Guthrie about the Columbia River
==Other==
* [[Columbia (sheep)]], an American breed of sheep
* [[Columbia Center]], the tallest skyscraper in Seattle
* [[Columbia Station]], a station on the SkyTrain in New Westminster, British Columbia
* [[Columbia (supercontinent)]]
* [[Royal Columbian Hospital]] in [[New Westminster, British Columbia]]
* [[World's Columbian Exposition]], held in Chicago, Illinois, in 1893
* [[Team Columbia]], a professional cycling team
==See also==
* [[Columbiad]], a type of large-caliber cannon from the 19th century
* [[Columba (constellation)]]
* Columbium, former name for the element [[Niobium]]
* [[Saint Columba]]
* [[Saint Columbanus]]
* [[The Columbian Orator]]
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