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by starpilot 1921 days ago
Colombia
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Hey, thank you for the note. I just bought an iPhone and the autocorrect turns lowercase “colombia” into “columbia.” It does the opposite for cased versions of both words (Columbia -> Colombia).

Either way, both spellings come from the same person (Christopher Columbus/Cristoforo Colombo).

Ultimately both commemorate Columbus (Cristoforo Colombo and/or Christophorus Columbus respectively).