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    Columbia (/kəˈlʌmbiə/; kə-LUM-bee-ə), also known as Lady Columbia, Miss Columbia is a female national personification of the United States. It was also...
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  • Look up Columbia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Columbia most often refers to: Columbia (personification), the historical personification of the United...
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    represented by personifications, often loosely shown as a female classical goddess. Examples include Marianne, the national personification of the French...
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    A national personification is an anthropomorphic personification of a state or the people(s) it inhabits. It may appear in political cartoons and propaganda...
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    Columbia is a census-designated place in Howard County, Maryland, United States. It is a planned community consisting of 10 self-contained villages. The...
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    Columbia University, officially Columbia University in the City of New York, is a private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established...
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    Banner" was named as the official national anthem. Columbia is the name for the national personification of the United States which originated during the...
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  • began to use the image of Columbia, the female personification of the United States, as its logo. In its early years, Columbia was a minor player in Hollywood...
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    American ship to circumnavigate the globe, and the female personification of the United States, Columbia was the first of five Space Shuttle orbiters to fly...
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    Early European personifications of America, meaning the Americas, typically come from sets of the four continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. These...
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    Uncle Sam (category National personifications)
    the American populace. The earliest known personification of the United States was as a woman named Columbia, who first appeared in 1738 (pre-US) and sometimes...
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    president of the United States. The district is named for Columbia, the female personification of the nation. The U.S. Constitution in 1789 called for the...
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  • Miss Columbia is the female personification of the United States of America. Miss Columbia may also refer to: Miss Columbia (WB-2), an airplane, S/N#1...
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    and parts of the Commonwealth, the May Queen or Queen of May is a personification of the May Day holiday of 1 May, and of springtime and the coming growing...
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    or 'freedom', pronounced [liːˈbɛrt̪aːs̠]) is the Roman goddess and personification of liberty. She became a politicised figure in the late republic. She...
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    Tantalus in classical mythology.  · Former name columbium from Columbia, personification of America. Molybdenum (Mo) 42 μόλυβδος (molybdos) Greek "lead-like"...
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    it was installed in September 1903. It is a personification of the alma mater, which represents Columbia in its role as an educational institution; since...
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    Britannia (/brɪˈtæniə/) is the national personification of Britain as a helmeted female warrior holding a trident and shield. An image first used by the...
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    Bharat Mata (Bhārat Mātā, Mother India in English) is a national personification of India (Bharat) as a mother goddess. Bharat Mata is commonly depicted...
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    John Bull (category National personifications)
    John Bull is a national personification of the United Kingdom, especially in political cartoons and similar graphic works. He is usually depicted as a...
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    the 19th century (such as Britannia, Columbia, Germania, Hibernia and Helvetia). The earliest known personification of Malta dates back to 1481. This depicts...
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    Maa (Bengali: বাংলা মা), Mother Bengal or simply বাংলা/ Bangla, is a personification of Bengal created during the Bengali Renaissance and later adopted...
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  • city-state in the sky called "Columbia", named for the female personification of the United States. The city of Columbia was founded by self-proclaimed...
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    create Uncle Sam (the male personification of the United States Federal Government), Columbia (the female personification of American values), or the...
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    United States as the headgear of Columbia, who in turn was visualized as a goddess-like female national personification of the United States and of Liberty...
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  • Mason. West Columbia has a post office with ZIP code 25287. The community most likely was named after Columbia, the female personification of the United...
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    the center is Columbia, the personification of the United States, and on her head is what Crofutt calls "The Star of the Empire." Columbia represents progress...
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  • Nerio (category Personifications in Roman mythology)
    religion and myth, Nerio (or Neriene) was an ancient war goddess and the personification of valor. She was the partner of Mars in ancient cult practices, and...
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    century. The square was laid out in 1799 and is named for Columbia, the poetic personification of the United States. In the center of the square is a fountain...
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  • shareholder. This follows the legal premise that the monarch, as the personification of Canada, owns all state property. Established by an Act of Parliament...
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