Columbia most often refers to:
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Columbia (personification), the historical personification of the United States
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Columbia University, a private university in New York City
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Columbia Pictures, an American film studio owned by Sony Pictures
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Columbia Sportswear, an American clothing company
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Columbia, South Carolina, the state capital of South Carolina
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Columbia, Missouri, the fourth-most populous city in Missouri
Columbia may also refer to:
Places
North America
Natural features
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Columbia Plateau, a geologic and geographic region in the U.S. Pacific Northwest
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Columbia River, in Canada and the United States
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Columbia Bar, a sandbar in the estuary of the Columbia River
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Columbia Country, the region of British Columbia encompassing the northern portion of that river's upper reaches
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Columbia Lake, a lake at the head of the Columbia River
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Columbia Wetlands, a protected area near Columbia Lake
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Columbia Slough, along the Columbia watercourse near Portland, Oregon
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Glacial Lake Columbia, a proglacial lake in Washington state
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Columbia Icefield, in the Canadian Rockies
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Columbia Island (District of Columbia), in the Potomac River
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Columbia Island (New York), in Long Island Sound
Populated places
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Columbia City (disambiguation)
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Columbia County (disambiguation)
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District of Columbia (disambiguation), including "Columbia District"
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Columbia Township (disambiguation)
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Mount Columbia (disambiguation)
Canada
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British Columbia, a province of Canada
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Columbia District, a Hudson's Bay Company fur trading district in the Pacific Northwest
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Columbia, British Columbia, a former city in Canada
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Columbia (electoral district), formerly in British Columbia, Canada, 1903–1928
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Columbia Street, New Westminster, the main downtown street of that city, in British Columbia, Canada
United States
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District of Columbia, the United States' capital district
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Columbia, Alabama, a town
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Columbia, Arizona, a populated place
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Columbia, California, a census-designated place and former boomtown
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Columbia, San Diego, California, a neighborhood
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Columbia, Connecticut, a town
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Columbia, Illinois, a city
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Columbia, Fayette County, Indiana, an unincorporated town
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Columbia, Iowa, an unincorporated community
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Columbia, Kentucky, a city
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Columbia, Louisiana, a town
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Columbia, Maine, a town
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Columbia, Maryland, a planned community
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Columbia, Michigan, a village
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Columbia, Mississippi, a city
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Columbia, Missouri, a city
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Columbia metropolitan area (Missouri)
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Columbia, New Hampshire, a town
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Columbia, New Jersey, a census-designated place
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Columbia, New York, a town
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Columbia, North Carolina, a town
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Columbia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, an unincorporated community
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Columbia, Williams County, Ohio, an unincorporated community
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, a borough
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Columbia, South Carolina, the capital of South Carolina
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Columbia metropolitan area (South Carolina)
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Columbia, South Dakota, a city
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Columbia, Tennessee, a city
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Columbia, Virginia, a town
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Columbia (Richmond, Virginia), a historic home
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Camp Columbia (Hanford), Washington state, a prison camp during and after World War II
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Columbia, West Virginia
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Columbia, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
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Columbia, former name of Romney, Indiana, an unincorporated community
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Columbia, former name of Etna, New York, an unincorporated community
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Columbia, former name of West Columbia, Texas, a city
Elsewhere
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Washingtonia (colony) a Greek refugee colony established in 1829, later named Washingtonia
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Columbia, Queensland, a locality in Australia
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Camp Columbia (Wacol), Queensland, Australia, during World War II
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Columbia, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom, a village subdivision of the town of Washington
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Columbia (supercontinent), a prehistoric supercontinent
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327 Columbia, an asteroid
Arts, entertainment and media
Fictional elements
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Columbia (BioShock), a city in the video game BioShock Infinite
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Columbia, a character in the movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show
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Columbia Airlines, from the movie Airport 1975
Music
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Columbia, a style of Cuban rumba
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, a 1993 live album by American power pop group Big Star
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"Columbia" (Oasis song), a song on the 1994 album Definitely Maybe
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"Columbia", a song on the 2000 album Out There and Back by Paul van Dyk
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"Columbia", a song on the 2005 album Bloom by Eric Johnson
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Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean, an American patriotic song
Publications
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Columbia Encyclopedia, one-volume encyclopedia published by Columbia University Press
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Columbia: A Journal of Literature and Art, annual literary journal published by Columbia University
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Columbia Magazine, an alumni magazine published by Columbia University
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Columbia: The Magazine of Northwest History, quarterly magazine published by the Washington State Historical Society
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Columbia, a magazine published by the Knights of Columbus
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Columbia Magazine, an online magazine published in Columbia, Kentucky
Companies
Arts and media companies
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Columbia Amusement Company, an American burlesque chain that operated from 1902 to 1927
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Columbia Artists Management, an international talent management agency
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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)
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Columbia Comics, an American comic book publisher
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Columbia Games, an American board game company
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Columbia Graphophone Company, a British record company and label from 1922 to 1973
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Columbia House, an American mail-order media company
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Columbia Pictures, a movie studio owned by Sony
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Columbia Museum of Art, an art museum located in Columbia, South Carolina
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Nippon Columbia, formerly Columbia Music Entertainment, a Japanese record company
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Columbia Records, an American record label founded in 1888, owned since 1988 by Sony Music Entertainment
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Columbia TriStar Television, a former American television production and distribution company, re-incorporated as Sony Pictures Television in 2002
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Columbia University Press, affiliated with Columbia University and publisher of Columbia Encyclopedia
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, a home entertainment distribution division of Sony Pictures formerly known as Columbia TriStar Home Video and As Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Transportation companies
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Columbia Aircraft, American manufacturer active 1995-2007, taken over by Cessna
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Columbia Aircraft Corporation, American manufacturer active 1927-1947, originally Columbia Air Liners Inc.
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Columbia Bicycles of Hartford, Connecticut
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Columbia (automobile brand) (1899–1913), originally expanded from the bicycle line
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Columbia Helicopters, based in Aurora, Oregon
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Columbia Motors of Detroit, Michigan (1917–1924)
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Columbia Railway, a historic Washington, D.C. streetcar company
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Columbia Transit (COMO Connect), a bus company serving Columbia, Missouri
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Columbia Transportation, the university bus system of Columbia University
Other companies
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Columbia Brewery in Canada
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Columbia Data Products, a software company in Florida
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Columbia Forest Products, a forest manufacturing company in North Carolina
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Columbia Gas Transmission, a gas pipeline between the U.S. Gulf Coast and New York
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Columbia Industries, a bowling manufacturing company
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Columbia Insurance Group, an insurance company
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Columbia Management Group, a financial services company
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Columbia Mining Company, amalgamated in 2001 with Teck Resources as Teck-Cominco
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Columbia Power Corporation, Canada
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Columbia Restaurant, Florida
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Columbia Sportswear, an American company that manufactures and distributes outerwear, sportswear, footwear, headgear, camping equipment, ski apparel, and outerwear accessories
People
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Al Columbia (born 1970), American artist, writer and cartoonist
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Columbia Eneutseak (or Nancy Columbia; 1893–1959), American actress and screenwriter
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Columbia Lancaster (1803–1893), a delegate from the Territory of Washington
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Columbia Mishra – Indian-American aerospace engineer, named for the Space Shuttle
Schools
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Columbia Lions, athletic teams representing the university
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Columbia International University, Columbia, South Carolina
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Columbia College (disambiguation)
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Columbia Bible College, Abbotsford, British Columbia
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Columbia Theological Seminary, formerly in Columbia, now in Decatur, Georgia
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Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School, New York City
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Columbia High School (disambiguation)
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Columbia Independent School, Columbia, Missouri
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Columbia Middle School in Grovetown, Georgia
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Columbia University, a former name of the University of Portland
School districts
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Columbia Elementary School District, Redding, California
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Columbia School District (Mississippi)
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Columbia Public Schools, Columbia, Missouri
Aircraft and spacecraft
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Space Shuttle Columbia
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Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
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Command Module Columbia, the Command/Service Module for the Apollo 11 mission
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Columbia XJL, a large amphibian aircraft built only as three prototypes
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Columbia (ship)
Other uses
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Columbia (carousel), two carousels at Great America parks owned by Six Flags
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Columbia sheep, an American breed
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Columbia (supercomputer), named for the space shuttle
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Columbia, another name for the 2-4-2 classification of steam locomotives
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Sailing Ship Columbia, a themed ride at Disneyland
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Team Columbia, a professional cycling team sponsored by Columbia Sportswear
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Columbia (Hewlett-Packard), a codename for the HP OmniGo 700LX palmtop PC
See also
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Miss Columbia (disambiguation)
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Columbia Center (disambiguation)
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Columbia Mall (disambiguation)
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Columbia TriStar (disambiguation)
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Colombia (disambiguation)
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Colombian (disambiguation)
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Colombiana (disambiguation)
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Colombo (disambiguation)
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Columba (disambiguation)
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Columbiad, a type of large-caliber cannon from the 19th century
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Columbian (disambiguation)
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Columbiana (disambiguation)
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Columbus (disambiguation)
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Columba, saint
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Columbanus, saint
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Columbium, former name for the element Niobium