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Columbian en · ADJ

Etymology

From Columbia + -n.

Meanings

1. (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.
   • 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
   • Columbian contact [the events, from 1492 to 1504, that ended the precolumbian era]
2. (dated, not-comparable, poetic) Of or from any of the places called Columbia. ▸ American, from the United States of America.
3. (alt-of, misspelling, not-comparable) Of or from any of the places called Columbia. ▸ Misspelling of Colombian.
   alt of Colombian

Deriveds

Columbian mammoth · Columbian Exchange · precolumbian · Columbian ground squirrel · pre-Columbian

Relateds

British Columbian

Columbian en · NOUN

Etymology

From Columbia + -n.

Meanings

1. (countable, dated, poetic, uncountable) An inhabitant of any place called Columbia. ▸ An American, a person from the United States of America.
2. (alt-of, countable, misspelling, uncountable) An inhabitant of any place called Columbia. ▸ Misspelling of Colombian.
   alt of Colombian
3. (countable, uncountable) A stamp from the Columbian Issue stamps.
4. (US, dated, uncountable) A size of type between English and great primer, standardized as 16-point.

Forms

Synonyms

two-line brevier

Translations (5)

nl tekst (16-point type) · de Tertia (16-point type) · fr gros-texte (16-point type) · es romana (16-point type) · it testo (16-point type)