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Columbian

[kuh-luhm-bee-uhn]

adjective

  1. Literary.,  pertaining to America or the United States.

  2. pertaining to Christopher Columbus.



noun

  1. Printing.,  a 16-point type of a size between English and great primer.

Columbian

/ kəˈlʌmbɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the United States

  2. relating to Christopher Columbus

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a size of printer's type, approximately equal to 16 point; two-line Brevier

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • post-Columbian adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Columbian1

1750–60; Columbi(a) + -an or Columb(us) + -ian
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Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The BC Lumber Trade Council, which represents British Columbian lumber producers in Canada on trade matters, in September called the new tariffs "misguided and unnecessary."

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Oscar, a Columbian who would only give us his first name, was wandering the halls of the market with bags filled with fluffy bunnies and bears.

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These will remain in place "until the first planeload of Columbian deportees is successfully returned", the White House said.

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A Wyoming archaeological site where people killed or scavenged a Columbian mammoth nearly 13,000 years ago has produced yet another discovery that sheds light on the life of these early inhabitants of North America.

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Monday, April 22, from approximately the Swift Avenue exit to the Columbian Way junction.

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