1. (

• Columbus ,
• capital_of_Ohio

) the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University ;

2. (

• Columbus ,
• Christopher_Columbus ,
• Cristoforo_Colombo ,
• Cristobal_Colon

) Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506) ;

3. (

• Columbus ,

) a town in eastern Mississippi near the border with Alabama ;

4. (

• Columbus ,

) a city in western Georgia on the Chattahoochee River; industrial center ;