To: Leatherneck_MT
Columbia is a derivation of the latin word "columba" I believe, which is "peace".
It was designed as a neutral place for the Federal government to be placed. Both Maryland and Virginia agreed to provide land for this capital city and the city was laid out in a way to impress visiting dignitaries once the federal buildings were built.
To: Anitius Severinus Boethius; Tallguy
Well, yeah, but, more to the point, isn't Columbia derived from "Columbus," just as with the country of the same name?
12 posted on
02/03/2006 12:34:59 PM PST by
j.havenfarm
(Proud to be mentioned by my full name in Rush Limbaugh's San Jose speech of 2/8/05.)
To: Anitius Severinus Boethius
Columbia is a derivation of the latin word "columba" I believe, which is "peace". Perfect for Kucinich's Department of Peace.
17 posted on
02/03/2006 12:40:50 PM PST by
ChuckShick
(He's clerking for me...)
To: Anitius Severinus Boethius
The Latin word for "peace" is "pax".
"Columba", if I recall correctly, means "Dove".
20 posted on
02/03/2006 12:46:15 PM PST by
Renfield
(If Gene Tracy was the entertainment at your senior prom, YOU might be a redneck...)
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