| Noun | 1. | Columbus - the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State Universitystate capital - the capital city of a political subdivision of a country Buckeye State, OH, Ohio - a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region | |
| 2. | Columbus - Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)navigator - in earlier times, a person who explored by ship | |
| 3. | Columbus - a town in eastern Mississippi near the border with Alabamatown - an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city; "they drive through town on their way to work" Magnolia State, Mississippi, MS - a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War | |
| 4. | Columbus - a city in western Georgia on the Chattahoochee River; industrial centercity, metropolis, urban center - a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city" | |