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‎Etymology

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‎Glaciers

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‎Places

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‎Places

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‎Places

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 ===Places===
-*Columbia Heights and Columbia Streets, in [[Brooklyn]]
+* Columbia Heights and Columbia Streets, in [[Brooklyn]]
 * Columbia, IL
 * Columbia, MI
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 * Columbia River, in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia
 * [[Washington, DC|District of Columbia]]
 ===Colleges and universities===
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 * Columbia Pictures
 * Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
 ===Vehicles===
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 * Space Shuttle ''Columbia''
 * USS ''Columbia'' (SSN-771) (named after US cities of that name)
 [[Category:Definitions]]

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 {{wp-also}}
-''See also [[Columbia University]] and [[Columbian]]''
+:''See also [[Columbia University]] and [[Columbian]]''
 '''Columbia''' is short for [[Columbia University]]. Variously, it may also be shorthand for any of the [[:Category:Schools|constituent schools]] of the university. It is also used colloquially by Columbia affiliates to refer to more or less the entire neighborhood of [[Morningside Heights]].

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−	{{wp-also}}~~<br>~~''See also [[Columbian]]''.	+	{{wp-also}}
		+	''See also [[Columbia University]] and [[Columbian]]''
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	'''Columbia''' is short for [[Columbia University]]. Variously, it may also be shorthand for any of the [[:Category:Schools\|constituent schools]] of the university. It is also used colloquially by Columbia affiliates to refer to more or less the entire neighborhood of [[Morningside Heights]].		'''Columbia''' is short for [[Columbia University]]. Variously, it may also be shorthand for any of the [[:Category:Schools\|constituent schools]] of the university. It is also used colloquially by Columbia affiliates to refer to more or less the entire neighborhood of [[Morningside Heights]].

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 ''Columbia'', originally derived from Christopher Columbus' last name, is a poetic name for America, much the same way ''Britannia'' represents England and ''Gallia'', France.  Historically, Columbia is the feminine personification of the United States, and she often appears when the artist wishes to depict the more graceful and noble aspects of the nation (or what appear, years later, its most jingoistic).
-Ironically, Columbia University does not observe Columbus Day.
+Ironically, Columbia University does not observe Columbus Day. Students may be observed honoring [[w:Indigenous People's Day|Indigenous People's Day]] instead.
 ==Other Columbias==

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	''Columbia'', originally derived from Christopher Columbus' last name, is a poetic name for America, much the same way ''Britannia'' represents England and ''Gallia'', France. Historically, Columbia is the feminine personification of the United States, and she often appears when the artist wishes to depict the more graceful and noble aspects of the nation (or what appear, years later, its most jingoistic).		''Columbia'', originally derived from Christopher Columbus' last name, is a poetic name for America, much the same way ''Britannia'' represents England and ''Gallia'', France. Historically, Columbia is the feminine personification of the United States, and she often appears when the artist wishes to depict the more graceful and noble aspects of the nation (or what appear, years later, its most jingoistic).
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		+	Ironically, Columbia University does not observe Columbus Day.

	==Other Columbias==		==Other Columbias==

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 ===Glaciers===
-*[[Columbia Glacier]]
+*[[Columbia Glacier]], Alaska
 ===Vehicles===

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 * Columbia, SC
 * [[Mount Columbia]]
 * [[Washington, DC|District of Columbia]]