Colby most often refers to:
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Colby (given name)
Colby is a given name.
Notable people with the given name "Colby" include
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*Colby Armstrong (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player
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*Colbie Bell (born 1971), American wrestler
*Colby Bishop (born 1996), English footballer
*Colby Bockwoldt ( ...
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Colby (surname), a list of people
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Colby cheese
Colby is a semi-hard orange cheese made from cow's milk. It is named after the city of Colby, Wisconsin, US, where it was first developed in 1885 and quickly became popular.
Colby is manufactured in a similar process as cheddar cheese. Instead ...
(originally 'Colby Cheddar'), a type of cheese made from cow's milk
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Colby-Jack
Colby-Jack, or Co-jack/Cojack, is an American cheese made from Colby and Monterey Jack. It is classified as semi-hard in texture and is mild due to its two-week aging process. It is generally sold in a full-moon or a half-moon shape when it is ...
, a mixture of Colby and Monterey Jack cheeses
Colby may also refer to:
Places
Europe
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Colby, Cumbria, UK
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Colby, Norfolk
Colby is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is south of Cromer, north-north-west of Norwich, west-north-west of North Walsham and north-east of London.
History
Colby's name is of Viking origin and der ...
, UK
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Colby Woodland Garden
Colby Woodland Garden is a National Trust woodland garden in a secluded valley, approximately ¾ of a mile north of Amroth in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Extent
The woodland, meadow and walled gardens are approximately with plants such as azaleas, ...
, Pembrokeshire, UK
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Colby, Isle of Man
Colby ( gv, Colby) is a small village in the south of the Isle of Man in the parish of Arbory. It lies on the A7 road between the towns of Castletown and Port Erin and close to the similarly sized village of Ballabeg.
History and facilities
The ...
United States
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Colby, Kansas
Colby is a city in and the county seat of Thomas County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 5,570.
History
In 1882, a post office was established near the center of Thomas County. Area homesteaders li ...
, a city in Kansas
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Colby, Ohio Colby is an unincorporated community in Sandusky County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
History
A post office called Colby was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1905. Besides the post office, Colby had a station on the Nickel Plate ...
, an unincorporated community
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Colby, Wisconsin
Colby is a city in Clark and Marathon counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,852 at the 2010 census. Of this, 1,354 were in Clark County, and 498 were in Ma ...
, a city in Wisconsin
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Colby (town), Wisconsin
Colby is a town in Clark County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 874 at the 2010 census.
Geography
The town is located along the eastern border of Clark County, adjoining Marathon County. It is bordered to the east by the city o ...
, a town in Clark County
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South Colby, Washington
South Colby is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Kitsap County, Washington, Kitsap County, Washington (state), Washington, United States. It is located on Yukon Harbor, west of the Southworth, Washington, Southworth Ferry Dock. ...
, an unincorporated community
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Colby College
Colby College is a private liberal arts college in Waterville, Maine. It was founded in 1813 as the Maine Literary and Theological Institution, then renamed Waterville College after the city where it resides. The donations of Christian philanthr ...
, a liberal arts college located in Waterville, Maine
Geography
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Colby Lake (Chisago County, Minnesota)
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Colby Lake (Washington County, Minnesota)
Colby Lake is a lake in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
Colby Lake was named for John Colby, an early settler turned county official.
A 2-mile paved trail circumnavigates the lake, which is a popular recreational destination. ...
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Colby Mountain (Tuolumne County, California) Colby Mountain is a summit in Tuolumne County, California, in the United States. With an elevation of , Colby Mountain is the 644th highest summit in the state of California.
Colby Mountain was named for William Edward Colby, first Secretary of the ...
Culture
* ''Colby'', a Franco-Belgian comic series from Michel Blanc-Dumont and
Greg Greg is a masculine given name, and often a shortened form of the given name Gregory. Greg (more commonly spelled " Gregg") is also a surname.
People with the name
*Greg Abbott (disambiguation), multiple people
*Greg Abel (born 1961/1962), Canadi ...
Television
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The Colbys
''The Colbys'' (originally titled ''Dynasty II: The Colbys'') is an American prime time television soap opera that originally aired on ABC from November 20, 1985, to March 26, 1987. Created by Richard and Esther Shapiro and Eileen and Robert ...
'', the TV series, aired from 1985 until 1987 on ABC
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Colby's Clubhouse
''Colby's Clubhouse'' also known as La Cerotada is an American Christian children's television show that teaches principles from the Bible; through songs and everyday situations. The main character is Colby, an anthropomorphic computer that teach ...
'', the Christian TV series, aired from 1984 until 2000 on Trinity Broadcasting Network
Other uses
* Colby, the ball in
Bando (sport)
Bando is a team sport – related to field hockey, hurling, shinty, and bandy – which was first recorded in Wales in the eighteenth century.
A bando game is played on a large level field between teams of up to thirty players each of them equippe ...
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Colby Nolan
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, a cat
* The Colby meteorite of 1917, which fell in Wisconsin, United States (see
meteorite falls
A meteorite fall, also called an observed fall, is a meteorite collected after its fall from outer space was observed by people or automated devices. Any other meteorite is called a "find". There are more than 1,100 documented falls listed in w ...
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See also
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Colby High School (disambiguation) Colby High School may refer to:
* Colby High School (Kansas) in Colby, Kansas
* Colby High School (Wisconsin)
Colby High School is a public secondary school located in Colby, Wisconsin. It is located on the Clark County border with Marathon Cou ...
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Cobe (disambiguation) Cobe or COBE may refer to:
* Cobe (architectural firm), a Danish architectural firm
* Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE), a satellite
* 9997 COBE, a main-belt asteroid
* Cobe Trophy Race, an auto race held in 1910 and 1911
People with the name
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Coby (disambiguation)
Coby is a given name and surname.
Coby may also refer to:
* Coby (musician) (born 1985), a Serbian rapper
* Coby (''One Piece''), a character from the manga and anime series
* Coby Electronics Corporation, an American manufacturer of consumer el ...
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Colbie
Colbie Marie Caillat (; born May 28, 1985) is an American singer-songwriter. She rose to fame through social networking website Myspace. At that time, she was the number one unsigned artist of her genre.
After signing with Universal Republic R ...
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Kobe (disambiguation)
Kobe is a city in Japan and capital of the Hyōgo prefecture.
Kobe or KOBE may also refer to:
People
* Kobe Bryant (1978–2020), American basketball player
* Kobe (artist) (1950–2014), Belgian visual artist and sculptor
* Kobe (esports comme ...
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Kobi (disambiguation) Kobi or KOBI may refer to:
* Kobi (given name), including a list of people with the name
* Kobi, a colour, a variation of red-violet
* Kobi, Georgia, a village
* Kobi Line, a railway in North Korea
* Kobi Station, a railway station in Minokamo, Gif ...
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Kolby, place in Denmark
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