Colombo — meaning in English

English meaning

• Colombo name The largest city and former capital of Sri Lanka.
• Columbus name Christopher Columbus, the Italian explorer whose 1492 voyage across the Atlantic opened up European contact with the Americas.

Senses

Colombo is used for these senses in English:

• Colombo The commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka.
• Columbus A person who makes a great discovery.

Columbus — full definition

1. name Christopher Columbus, the Italian explorer whose 1492 voyage across the Atlantic opened up European contact with the Americas.
2. name The capital city of the U.S. state of Ohio.
3. noun Informally, a person credited with a bold new discovery.