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Co·lum·bi·a [ kə lúmbee ə ]
1. river that flows through southwestern Canada and the northwestern United States and empties into the Pacific Ocean below Portland, Oregon.
Length: 2,000 km (1,240 mi)
2. city in central Missouri, northwest of Jefferson City. It is home to the University of Missouri.
Population: 91,814 (2005 estimate).
3. city in central Tennessee, on the southern bank of the Duck River, south of Nashville.
Population: 33,811 (2006).
4. capital of South Carolina, on the eastern bank of the Congaree River, northwest of Charleston.
Population: 119,961 (2006).
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