Why District of Colombia ? Why not District of America (D.A) ?
Why not something else ?
2006-06-08 16:55:46 · 4 answers · asked by Ho K 3 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Other - United States
Columbia is a poetic and the first popular name for the (present-day) United States of America, dating from before the Revolution but which largely fell out of use in the early 20th century (Exceptions to this trend include the song "Columbia, Gem of the Ocean", still occasionally sung, and the song "Hail, Columbia," an early anthem of the United States, now used as the anthem of the Vice President of the United States.) This was also the origin of the name District of Columbia. It is still featured as CBS's name, the Columbia Broadcasting System.
The proper noun "Columbia" is a name widely used in English, derived from that of Christopher Columbus. Therefore, it was used in a broader sense to refer to the Americas. The term "Pre-Columbian" refers to the time before the arrival in the Americas of Columbus and other European explorers.
2006-06-08 17:04:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Columbia is a poetic and the first popular name for the (present-day) United States of America, dating from before the Revolution but which largely fell out of use in the early 20th century (Exceptions to this trend include the song "Columbia, Gem of the Ocean", still occasionally sung, and the song "Hail, Columbia," an early anthem of the United States, now used as the anthem of the Vice President of the United States.) This was also the origin of the name District of Columbia. It is still featured as CBS's name, the Columbia Broadcasting System.
The proper noun "Columbia" is a name widely used in English, derived from that of Christopher Columbus. Therefore, it was used in a broader sense to refer to the Americas. The term "Pre-Columbian" refers to the time before the arrival in the Americas of Columbus and other European explorers.
2006-06-08 17:07:57 · answer #2 · answered by that one guy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Columbia is an homage to Columbus, who supposedly discovered America...District, because it was seen as the seat of government and non-voting in national elections.
2006-06-08 17:11:19 · answer #3 · answered by Rev Debi Brady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why is your name what it is and not something else?
2006-06-08 17:02:16 · answer #4 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋