Columbus

Meanings

Proper Noun

• A male given name from Latin.
• Christopher Columbus (1451?–1506), Italian explorer of the Americas.
• Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States.

Noun

• A person who makes a great discovery.

Verb

• To explore; to go around exploring, to go around as an explorer.
• To appropriate; to lay claim to something, especially a discovery, which is perceived as belonging to someone else.

Related

Similar words

• Col's

Origin

• From Latin columbus ("a dove"). Colombo. The verb is a reference to the Italian explorer.