Columbian
Columbian adjective: of or pertaining to Christopher Columbus, an explorer who introduced greatly widened contacts between Eurasia and the Americas, or his life or time. Also the misspelling of Colombian.
Adjective
Columbian (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to Christopher Columbus, an explorer who introduced greatly widened contacts between Eurasia and the Americas, or his life or time.
- Columbian contact [the events, from 1492 to 1504, that ended the precolumbian era]
- This tradition of a colorblind slavery was carried on for a while at the beginning of the Columbian era when white slaves were introduced into the Americas.1992, Ivan Van Sertima - Golden age of the Moor: Volume 11 - Page 267
- American, from the United States of America.
Noun
Columbian (countable and uncountable, plural Columbians)
- An American, a person from the United States of America.
- A stamp from the Columbian Issue stamps.
- A size of type between English and great primer, standardized as 16-point.
- Synonyms:
- two-line brevier
Also used as
Columbian is also the misspelling of Colombian.
Synonyms of Columbian
Forms of Columbian
| plural | Columbians |
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Origin of Columbian
From Columbia + -n.
Words formed from Columbian
Phrases with Columbian
Questions about Columbian
- What does Columbian mean?
- Columbian means of or pertaining to Christopher Columbus, an explorer who introduced greatly widened contacts between Eurasia and the Americas, or his life or time.
- What part of speech is Columbian?
- Columbian can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near Columbian in the dictionary
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