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Columbia blue

Columbia blue noun: a shade of light blue.

Noun

Columbia blue (uncountable)

  1. A shade of light blue.

Origin of Columbia blue

Named after Columbia University, where it was the official hue of the Philolexian Society, the university's oldest student organization.

Questions about Columbia blue

What does Columbia blue mean?
Columbia blue means a shade of light blue.
What part of speech is Columbia blue?
Columbia blue is a noun.

Words near Columbia blue in the dictionary

  1. columbate
  2. columbates
  3. columbellid
  4. columbellids
  5. Columbia
  6. Columbia blue
  7. Columbia Chinook
  8. Columbia City
  9. Columbia County
  10. Columbia River
  11. Columbia-Shuswap

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