Webster's 1913 Dictionary
COLUMBUS DAY
COLUMBUS DAY Co *lum "bus Day.
Defn: The 12th day of October, on which day in 1492 Christopher Columbus discovered America, landing on one of the Bahama Islands (probably the one now commonly called Watling Island ), and naming it "San Salvador "; -- called also Discovery Day. This day is made a legal holiday in many States of The United States.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Columbus
Co lum bus |kəˈləmbəs kəˈləmbəs | 1 an industrial city in western Georgia, on the Chattahoochee River, noted as a textile center; pop. 186,984 (est. 2008 ). 2 an industrial city in south central Indiana; pop. 40,001 (est. 2008 ). 3 a city in eastern Mississippi, on the Tombigbee River; pop. 23,798 (est. 2008 ). 4 a city in eastern Nebraska, southwest of Lincoln, where the Loup and Platte rivers meet; pop: 21,595 (est. 2008 ). 5 the capital of Ohio, in the central part of the state; pop. 754,885 (est. 2008 ).
Columbus, Christopher
Co lum bus, Christopher |kəˈləmbəs kəˈləmbəs | (1451 –1506 ), Spanish explorer; born in Italy; Italian name Cristoforo Colombo; Spanish name Cristóbal Colón. Columbus persuaded the Spanish monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella, to sponsor an expedition to sail across the Atlantic in search of Asia and to prove that the world was round. In 1492, he set sail with three small ships (the Niña, the Pinta, the Santa Maria ) and discovered the New World (in fact, various Caribbean islands ). He made three further voyages between 1493 and 1504, landing on the South American mainland in 1498.
Columbus Day
Co lum bus Day |kəˈləmbəs deɪ | ▶noun a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492. It is observed by most states on the second Monday of October.
Oxford Dictionary
Columbus
Col ¦um |bus |kəˈlʌmbəs | the state capital of Ohio; pop. 754,885 (est. 2008 ).
Columbus, Christopher
Col ¦um |bus |kəˈlʌmbəs | (1451 –1506 ), Italian-born Spanish explorer, credited as being the first European to reach the Americas; Spanish name Cristóbal Colón. Columbus persuaded the Spanish monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella, to sponsor an expedition to sail across the Atlantic in search of Asia and to prove that the world was round. In 1492 he set sail with three small ships and reached the New World (in fact various Caribbean islands ). He made three further voyages between 1493 and 1504, reaching the South American mainland in 1498.
Columbus Day
Col ¦um |bus Day |kəˈlʌmbəsdeɪ | ▶noun (in the US ) a legal holiday commemorating Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the Americas in 1492. It is observed by most states on the second Monday of October.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
Columbus
Co lum bus /kəlʌ́mbəs /名詞 1 コロンブス 〘Christopher ～, 1451?--1506; ジェノヴァ出身の航海士; 1492年北米到達 〙.2 コロンバス 〘米国Ohio州の州都 〙.～́ D à y ｟米 ｠コロンブス記念日 〘10月12日の米大陸到達を記念する; 多くの州では10月の第2月曜日が法定休日; →holiday 事情 〙.
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