Columbia

Columbia most often refers to:

Columbia (personification), the historical personification of the United States Columbia University, a private university in New York City Columbia Pictures, an American film studio owned by Sony Pictures Columbia Sportswear, an American clothing company Columbia, South Carolina, the state capital of South Carolina Columbia, Missouri, the fourth-most populous city in Missouri

Columbia may also refer to:

Places North America Natural features Columbia Plateau, a geologic and geographic region in the U.S. Pacific Northwest Columbia River, in Canada and the US Columbia Bar, a sandbar in the estuary of the Columbia River Columbia Country, the region of British Columbia encompassing the northern portion of that river's upper reaches Columbia Valley, a region within the Columbia Country Columbia Lake, a lake at the head of the Columbia River Columbia Wetlands, a protected area near Columbia Lake Columbia Slough, along the Columbia watercourse near Portland, Oregon Glacial Lake Columbia, a proglacial lake in Washington state Columbia Icefield, in the Canadian Rockies Columbia Island (District of Columbia), in the Potomac River Columbia Island (New York), in Long Island Sound

Populated places Columbia City (disambiguation) Columbia County (disambiguation) District of Columbia (disambiguation), including "Columbia District" Columbia Township (disambiguation) Mount Columbia (disambiguation)

Canada British Columbia, a province of Canada Columbia District, a Hudson's Bay Company fur trading district in the Pacific Northwest Columbia, British Columbia, a former city in Canada Columbia (electoral district), formerly in British Columbia, Canada, 1903–1928 Columbia Street, New Westminster, the main downtown street of that city, in British Columbia, Canada

United States District of Columbia, the United States' capital district Columbia, Alabama, a town Columbia, Arizona, a populated place Columbia, California, a census-designated place and former boomtown Columbia, San Diego, California, a neighborhood Columbia, Connecticut, a town Columbia, Illinois, a city Columbia, Fayette County, Indiana, an unincorporated town Columbia, Iowa, an unincorporated community Columbia, Kentucky, a city Columbia, Louisiana, a town Columbia, Maine, a town Columbia, Maryland, a planned community Columbia, Michigan, a village Columbia, Mississippi, a city Columbia, Missouri, a city Columbia metropolitan area (Missouri) Columbia, New Hampshire, a town Columbia, New Jersey, a census-designated place Columbia, New York, a town Columbia, North Carolina, a town Columbia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, an unincorporated community Columbia, Williams County, Ohio, an unincorporated community Columbia, Pennsylvania, a borough Columbia, South Carolina, the capital of South Carolina Columbia metropolitan area (South Carolina) Columbia, South Dakota, a city Columbia, Tennessee, a city Columbia, Virginia, a town Columbia (Richmond, Virginia), a historic home Camp Columbia (Hanford), Washington state, a prison camp during and after World War II Columbia, West Virginia Columbia, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community Columbia, former name of Romney, Indiana, an unincorporated community Columbia, former name of Etna, New York, an unincorporated community Columbia, former name of West Columbia, Texas, a city

Elsewhere Washingtonia (colony), a Greek refugee colony established in 1829, later named Washingtonia Columbia, Queensland, a locality in Australia Camp Columbia (Wacol), Queensland, Australia, during World War II Columbia, Tyne and Wear, UK, a village subdivision of the town of Washington Columbia (supercontinent), a prehistoric supercontinent 327 Columbia, an asteroid

Arts, entertainment and media

Fictional elements Columbia (BioShock), a city in the video game BioShock Infinite Columbia, a character in the movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show Columbia Airlines, from the movie Airport 1975

Music Columbia, a style of Cuban rumba Columbia: Live at Missouri University, a 1993 live album by the American power pop group Big Star "Columbia" (Oasis song), a song on the 1994 album Definitely Maybe "Columbia", a song on the 2000 album Out There and Back by Paul van Dyk "Columbia", a song on the 2005 album Bloom by Eric Johnson "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean", an American patriotic song

Publications Columbia Encyclopedia, one-volume encyclopedia published by Columbia University Press Columbia: A Journal of Literature and Art, annual literary journal published by Columbia University Columbia Magazine, an alumni magazine published by Columbia University Columbia: The Magazine of Northwest History, quarterly magazine published by the Washington State Historical Society Columbia, a magazine published by the Knights of Columbus Columbia Magazine, an online magazine published in Columbia, Kentucky

Companies Arts and media companies Columbia Amusement Company, an American burlesque chain that operated from 1902 to 1927 Columbia Artists Management, an international talent management agency Columbia Broadcasting System, original name of American broadcast network, CBS; initially Columbia Phonographic Broadcasting System (1927–1928), then Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. (1928–1974), now CBS Inc. (1974–present) Columbia Comics, an American comic book publisher Columbia Games, an American board game company Columbia Graphophone Company, a British record company and label from 1922 to 1973 Columbia House, an American mail-order media company Columbia Pictures, a movie studio owned by Sony Columbia Museum of Art, an art museum in Columbia, South Carolina Nippon Columbia, formerly Columbia Music Entertainment, a Japanese record company Columbia Records, an American record label founded in 1888, owned since 1988 by Sony Music Entertainment Columbia TriStar Television, a former American television production and distribution company, re-incorporated as Sony Pictures Television in 2002 Columbia University Press, affiliated with Columbia University and publisher of Columbia Encyclopedia Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, a home video distribution company of Sony formerly known as Columbia TriStar Home Video until 2001 Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment until 2004

Transportation companies Columbia Aircraft, American manufacturer active 1995-2007, taken over by Cessna Columbia Aircraft Corporation, American manufacturer active 1927-1947, originally Columbia Air Liners Inc. Columbia Bicycles of Hartford, Connecticut Columbia (automobile brand) (1899–1913), originally expanded from the bicycle line Columbia Helicopters, based in Aurora, Oregon Columbia Motors of Detroit, Michigan (1917–1924) Columbia Railway, a historic Washington, D.C. streetcar company Columbia Transit (COMO Connect), a bus company serving Columbia, Missouri Columbia Transportation, the university bus system of Columbia University

Other companies Columbia Brewery in Canada Columbia Data Products, a software company in Florida Columbia Forest Products, a forest manufacturing company in North Carolina Columbia Gas Transmission, a gas pipeline between the U.S. Gulf Coast and New York Columbia Industries, a bowling manufacturing company Columbia Insurance Group, an insurance company Columbia Machine, an American company Columbia Management Group, a financial services company Columbia Mining Company, amalgamated in 2001 with Teck Resources as Teck-Cominco Columbia Power Corporation, Canada Columbia Restaurant, Florida Columbia Sportswear, an American company that manufactures and distributes outerwear, sportswear, footwear, headgear, camping equipment, ski apparel, and outerwear accessories

People Al Columbia (born 1970), American artist, writer and cartoonist Columbia Eneutseak (or Nancy Columbia; 1893–1959), American actress and screenwriter Columbia Lancaster (1803–1893), a delegate from the Territory of Washington Columbia Mishra, Indian-American aerospace engineer, named for the Space Shuttle

Education Schools Columbia Lions, athletic teams representing the university Columbia International University, Columbia, South Carolina Columbia College (disambiguation) Columbia Bible College, Abbotsford, British Columbia Columbia Theological Seminary, formerly in Columbia, now in Decatur, Georgia Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School, New York City Columbia High School (disambiguation) Columbia Independent School, Columbia, Missouri Columbia Middle School in Grovetown, Georgia Columbia University, a former name of the University of Portland

School districts Columbia Elementary School District, Redding, California Columbia School District (Mississippi) Columbia Public Schools, Columbia, Missouri

Aircraft and spacecraft Space Shuttle Columbia Space Shuttle Columbia disaster Command Module Columbia, the Command/Service Module for the Apollo 11 mission Columbia XJL, a large amphibian aircraft built only as three prototypes Columbia (ship)

Other uses Columbia (carousel), two carousels at Great America parks owned by Six Flags Columbia sheep, an American breed Columbia (supercomputer), named for the space shuttle Columbia, another name for the 2-4-2 classification of steam locomotives Sailing Ship Columbia, a themed ride at Disneyland Team Columbia, a professional cycling team sponsored by Columbia Sportswear Columbia (Hewlett-Packard), a codename for the HP OmniGo 700LX palmtop PC

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