"Columbine" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From columbine. Etymology templates: {{m|en|columbine}} columbine Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Columbine
  1. A census-designated place in Arapahoe County and Jefferson County, Colorado, United States, infamous for the school shooting that happened there in 1999. Categories (topical): Comedy, Historical events, Murder, Stock characters, Violence Categories (place): Census-designated places in Colorado, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in Colorado, USA, Places in the United States Derived forms: Columbiner
    Sense id: en-Columbine-en-name-4a~3RpT1 Disambiguation of Comedy: 55 44 1 Disambiguation of Historical events: 58 26 16 Disambiguation of Murder: 75 21 4 Disambiguation of Stock characters: 69 30 2 Disambiguation of Violence: 77 20 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 13 1
  2. The sweetheart of Harlequin in old pantomimes. Categories (topical): Comedy
    Sense id: en-Columbine-en-name-rqp9an0A Disambiguation of Comedy: 55 44 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: Columbines [plural]
Etymology: From the school shooting that occurred at Columbine High School in 1999. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Columbine (plural Columbines)
  1. An incident in which someone shoots multiple people at a school.
    Sense id: en-Columbine-en-noun-cj5L5Wyc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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