How to Pronounce “columbia

word

/kəˈɫəmbiə/
kuh-LUHM-bee-uh
/kəˈlʌmbiə/
kuh-LUHM-bee-uh

IPA Transcription

American English

/kəˈɫəmbiə/

British English

/kəˈlʌmbiə/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

kuh-LUHM-bee-uh

UK

kuh-LUHM-bee-uh

Listen in Context

I visited Columbia, South Carolina last summer.

The Columbia River flows through several states.

The movie was filmed on the Columbia University campus.

Did you buy that jacket from Columbia?