Columbia most often refers to: * Columbia (personification), the historical personification of the United States *

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

, a private university in New York City *

Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Trade name, doing business as Columbia Pictures, is an American film Production company, production and Film distributor, distribution company that is the flagship unit of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group ...

, an American film studio owned by Sony Pictures * Columbia Sportswear, an American clothing company *

Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is List of municipalities in South Carolina, the second-mo ...

Columbia, Missouri Columbia is a city in Missouri, United States. It was founded in 1821 as the county seat of Boone County, Missouri, Boone County and had a population of 126,254 as recorded in the 2020 United States census, making it the List of cities in Misso ...

Columbia may also refer to:

Places

North America

Natural features

Columbia Plateau The Columbia Plateau is an important geology, geologic and geography, geographic region that lies across parts of the U.S. states of Washington (state), Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. It is a wide flood basalt plateau between the Cascade Range a ...

, a geologic and geographic region in the U.S. Pacific Northwest *

Columbia River The Columbia River (Upper Chinook language, Upper Chinook: ' or '; Sahaptin language, Sahaptin: ''Nch’i-Wàna'' or ''Nchi wana''; Sinixt dialect'' '') is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river headwater ...

, in Canada and the United States ** 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) Lady Bird Johnson Park, formerly known as Columbia Island until 1968, is an island located in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., in the United States. It formed naturally as an extension of Theodore Roosevelt Island, Analostan Island in the ...

, in the Potomac River * Columbia Island (New York), in Long Island Sound

Populated places

* Columbia City (disambiguation) * Columbia County (disambiguation) *

District of Columbia (disambiguation) The District of Columbia is a U.S. federal district which contains the national capital of the City of Washington. District of Columbia, Columbia District or other variants/similarities, may also refer to: Washington, D.C., related * District of ...

, including "Columbia District" *

Columbia Township (disambiguation) Columbia Township may refer to the following places in the United States: Arkansas * Columbia Township, Randolph County, Arkansas Indiana * Columbia Township, Dubois County, Indiana * Columbia Township, Fayette County, Indiana * Columbia Tow ...

Mount Columbia (disambiguation) Mount Columbia may refer to: * Mount Columbia (Canada), on the border of Alberta and British Columbia * Mount Columbia (Colorado), United States * Mount Columbia (Manquin, Virginia) Mount Columbia is a historic home located near Manquin, Kin ...

Canada

British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...

, a province of Canada *

Columbia District The Columbia District was a fur-trading district in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, in both the United States and British North America in the 19th century. Much of its territory overlapped with the temporarily jointly occupi ...

, a Hudson's Bay Company fur trading district in the Pacific Northwest *

Columbia, British Columbia Columbia was a city in the Boundary Country region of southern British Columbia. Now the west part of Grand Forks, like Carson, it sought to rival Grand Forks for supremacy. Initially called Upper Grand Forks, the name changed to Columbia in 18 ...

, a former city in Canada *

Columbia (electoral district) Columbia was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903. It lasted until the 1928 election, when it was merged into Columbia-Revelstoke fo ...

, formerly in British Columbia, Canada, 1903–1928 *

Columbia Street, New Westminster New Westminster (colloquially known as New West) is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District. It was founded by Major-General Richard Moody as the capita ...

, the main downtown street of that city, in British Columbia, Canada

United States

District of Columbia Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and Federal district of the United States, federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from ...

, the United States' capital district *

Columbia, Alabama Columbia is a rural town in Houston County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Dothan, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2010 census the population was 740, down from 804 in 2000. History Founded in 1820, Columbia served a ...

, a town * Columbia, Arizona, a populated place *

Columbia, California Columbia is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the Sierra Nevada foothills in Tuolumne County, California, Tuolumne County, California, United States. It was founded as a boomtown in 1850 when gold was found during the California Gold R ...

, a census-designated place and former boomtown * Columbia, San Diego, California, a neighborhood *

Columbia, Connecticut Columbia is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 5,272 at the 2020 census. Originally a part of Lebanon, known as the North Society or Lebanon's Crank, Columbia was incorporated in May 1804. The town was named ...

, 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 Columbia is a planned community in Howard County, Maryland, United States, consisting of 10 self-contained villages. With a population of 104,681 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the second-most-populous community in Maryland ...

, a planned community * Columbia, Michigan, a village * Columbia, Mississippi, a city *

, 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 Columbia, formerly Wright's Ferry, is a borough (town) in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 10,222. It is southeast of Harrisburg, on the east (left) bank of the Susquehanna River, ...

, a borough *

, 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

* Columbia, Queensland, a locality in Australia * Camp Columbia (Wacol), Queensland, Australia, during World War II * Columbia, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom, a village subdivision of the town of Washington *

Columbia (supercontinent) Columbia, also known as Nuna or Hudsonland, is a hypothetical ancient supercontinent. It was first proposed by John J.W. Rogers and M. Santosh in 2002 and is thought to have existed approximately (Ma), in the Paleoproterozoic era. The assembly o ...

, 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 ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' is a 1975 independent musical comedy horror film produced by Lou Adler and Michael White, directed by Jim Sharman, and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The screenplay was written by Sharman and Richard O ...

'' * Columbia Airlines, from the movie ''

Airport 1975 ''Airport 1975'' (also known as ''Airport '75'') is a 1974 American air disaster film and the first sequel to the successful 1970 film ''Airport''. It was directed by Jack Smight, produced by William Frye, executive produced by Jennings Lang, a ...

Music

* Columbia, a style of

Cuban rumba Rumba is a secular genre of Cuban music involving dance, percussion, and song. It originated in the northern regions of Cuba, mainly in urban Havana and Matanzas, during the late 19th century. It is based on African music and dance traditions, n ...

* '' Columbia: Live at Missouri University'', a 1993 live album by 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 The ''Columbia Encyclopedia'' is a one-volume encyclopedia produced by Columbia University Press and, in the last edition, sold by the Gale Group. First published in 1935, and continuing its relationship with Columbia University Columbi ...

'', one-volume encyclopedia published by Columbia University Press * ''Columbia: A Journal of Literature and Art'', annual literary journal published by

* ''Columbia Magazine'', an alumni magazine published by

*''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 Columbia Games is one of the oldest manufacturers of board wargames, and has also produced the '' Hârn'' role-playing game as well as various card games and collectible card games. Their wargames are notable for using small wooden or plastic bl ...

, an American board game company *

Columbia Graphophone Company Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd. was one of the earliest gramophone companies in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1917 as an offshoot of the American Columbia Phonograph Company, it became an independent British-owned company in 1922 in a managem ...

, a British record company and label from 1922 to 1973 *

Columbia House Columbia House was an umbrella brand for Columbia Records' mail-order music clubs, the primary iteration of which was the Columbia Record Club, established in 1955. The Columbia House brand was introduced in the early 1970s by Columbia Records ...

, an American mail-order media company *

, a movie studio owned by

Sony is a Japanese multinational conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at Sony City in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The Sony Group encompasses various businesses, including Sony Corporation (electronics), Sony Semiconductor Solutions (i ...

Nippon Columbia , often pronounced ''Korombia'', operating internationally as , is a Japanese record label founded in 1910 as Nipponophone Co., Ltd. It affiliated itself with the Columbia Graphophone Company of the United Kingdom and adopted the standard UK C ...

, formerly Columbia Music Entertainment, a Japanese record company *

Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American reco ...

, an American record label founded in 1888, owned since 1988 by Sony Music Entertainment *

Columbia University Press Columbia University Press is a university press based in New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's la ...

, affiliated with Columbia University and publisher of Columbia Encyclopedia

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 Management Group, a financial services company * Columbia Mining Company, amalgamated in 2001 with

Teck Resources Teck Resources Limited is a diversified natural resources company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, that is engaged in mining and mineral development, including coal for the steelmaking industry, copper, zinc, and energy. Secondary ...

as Teck-Cominco * Columbia Power Corporation, Canada *

Columbia Restaurant Columbia Restaurant is a restaurant in Ybor City, Tampa, Florida. It is the oldest continuously operated restaurant in Florida, as well as the oldest Spanish cuisine, Spanish restaurant in the United States. The 15 dining rooms cover 52,000&nb ...

, 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

Schools

** Columbia Lions, athletic teams representing the university *

Columbia International University Columbia International University (CIU) is a private Christian university in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. It was founded in 1923. Academics CIU has six colleges: College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, Cook School of Bus ...

, Columbia, South Carolina *

Columbia College (disambiguation) Columbia College may refer to one of several institutions of higher education in North America: Canada * Columbia College (Alberta), a private post-secondary institution in Calgary * Columbia College (British Columbia), a two-year liberal arts inst ...

* 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 High School may refer to: *Columbia High School (Huntsville, Alabama) *Columbia High School (Georgia) *Columbia High School (Florida) *Columbia High School (Idaho) *Columbia High School (Illinois) *Columbia High School (Mississippi), a Mis ...

* 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 93 School District, also known as the Columbia Public School District, is located in Columbia, Missouri, Columbia, Boone County, Missouri. The district is Accredited with Distinction by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secon ...

, 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

Ships

Naval vessels

* CSS ''Columbia'', a Confederate States Navy (and later United States Navy) ironclad ram during the Civil War * HMCS ''Columbia'', several ships of the Royal Canadian Navy * HMS ''Columbia'', several ships of the Royal Navy * USS ''Columbia'', several ships of the United States Navy * ''Columbia''-class cruiser, two protected cruisers used by the United States Navy, 1890–91 * ''Columbia''-class submarine, an upcoming class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines for the United States Navy

America's Cup yachts

* ''Columbia'' (1871 yacht) * ''Columbia'' (1899 yacht) * ''Columbia'' (1958 yacht)

Other ships

* ''Columbia'' (Arrow Lakes sternwheeler) * ''Columbia'' (barque), in the service of the Hudson's Bay Company on the Columbia River and along the Pacific Northwest Coast * ''Columbia'' (collapsed paddle steamer), a paddle steamer excursion boat which sank on the Illinois River in July 1918 * ''Columbia'' (sidewheeler 1850), a steamboat in Oregon * MV ''Columbia'', a large passenger and automobile ferry in the Alaska Marine Highway System fleet * SS ''Columbia'', a historic excursion steamer docked in Ecorse, Michigan, United States * SS ''Columbia'' (1880), a coastal passenger liner which made the first commercial use of Edison's light bulb * SS ''Columbia'' (1889), an ocean liner, later renamed ''Rapido'', a cruiser for the Spanish Navy * United States lightship ''Columbia'' (WLV-604), the first lightship on the Pacific Coast of the United States, docked in Astoria, Oregon * '' Columbia Rediviva'', commonly known as the ''Columbia'', a maritime fur trade vessel

Other uses

* Columbia Carousel, carousels in amusement parks * Columbia sheep, an American breed *

Columbia (supercomputer) Columbia was a supercomputer built by Silicon Graphics (SGI) for the NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), installed in 2004 at the NASA Advanced Supercomputing Division, NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) facility located a ...

, 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