Columba Syllabification: (Co·lum·ba)Pronunciation: /kəˈləmbə/ AstronomyDefinition of Columba a small and faint southern constellation (the Dove), near Canis Major. It is sometimes said to represent the dove that Noah sent out from the Ark. (as genitive Columbae /kəˈləmbē, -ˌbī/) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation:the star Beta ColumbaeOrigin:LatinColumba in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Columba in the British & World English dictionary
