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The article for

Columbia

(das) Columbia

Columbia is a proper noun and usually takes no article. When one is needed it is das.

Learn the noun together with its article: See the article rules.

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Meaning

[1] City in Maryland, USA, with almost 90,000 inhabitants

[1] Stadt in Maryland, USA, mit knapp 90.000 Einwohnern

City in Missouri, USA, with over 100,000 inhabitants

[2] Stadt in Missouri, USA, mit über 100.000 Einwohnern

[3] Capital of South Carolina, USA, with over 120,000 inhabitants

[3] Hauptstadt von South Carolina, USA, mit über 120.000 Einwohnern

Examples

[1] Columbia has a university that was founded in 1801

[1] Columbia besitzt eine Universität, die 1801 gegründet wurde.

[2] Columbia is a model city and had its first residents in 1967

[2] Columbia ist eine Modellstadt und hatte 1967 seine ersten Bewohner.

[3] Columbia is located northwest of Jefferson City

[3] Columbia liegt nordwestlich von Jefferson City.
Grammar note

The article is needed if "Columbia" in a certain quality, at a certain time or time period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. normally, no article is used.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ (das) Columbia —
Genitiv (des Columbia) (des Columbias) Columbias —
Dativ (dem) Columbia —
Akkusativ (das) Columbia —

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