Columbia 36938 225700793 2008-07-14T23:47:09Z PrimeHunter 551300 /* Other */ add [[Team Columbia]] {{distinguish2|[[Colombia]], the country in South America}} {{Wiktionary}} {{tocright}} [[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]] <!-- can't find a specific reference to what/where this is *[[Columbia Heights, Oregon]] --> *[[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]] <!-- This would seem to deserve an article, but since there isn't one yet... * [[Columbia School of Broadcasting]] --> * [[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== <!-- Notability: * ''Columbia'', a spaceship in [[Wally Wood]]'s comic story ''Dark Side of the Moon'', published in 1950 --> * [[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]] {{disambig}} [[Category:Ambiguous place names]] [[ar:كولومبيا (توضيح)]] [[bg:Колумбия (пояснение)]] [[ca:Columbia (desambiguació)]] [[cs:Columbia]] [[da:Columbia]] [[de:Columbia]] [[el:Κολούμπια]] [[es:Columbia]] [[eo:Kolumbio]] [[fr:Columbia]] [[ko:컬럼비아]] [[is:Columbia]] [[it:Columbia]] [[he:קולומביה (פירושונים)]] [[kn:ಕೊಲಂಬಿಯ]] [[la:Columbia (discretiva)]] [[nl:Columbia]] [[ja:コロンビア (曖昧さ回避)]] [[pl:Kolumbia 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