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

noun

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

Other Words From

• post-Co·lumbi·an adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Columbian¹

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

Example Sentences

Back on shore, the team confirmed that it belonged to an extinct Columbian mammoth, Mammuthus columbi.

From Popular-Science

The Columbian mammoth had a hybrid origin—not just one ancestor lineage, but two.

From Singularity Hub 

It sometimes seemed closely related to the Columbian mammoth, sometimes to the woolly mammoth.

From Singularity Hub 

This was thought to be the ancestor of later species such as the woolly and Columbian mammoths.

From Singularity Hub 

Yet even the sky-high razor and lighthouse shrink next to the schemes proposed for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

From Ozy

One of the largest sites of pre-Columbian Mayan ruins, Tikal was once one of the most important cities in the Mayan world.

From The Daily Beast

Or they'll build a pipeline through pristine British Columbian rain forest rather than open Nebraska farmland.

From The Daily Beast

Her work for the police department and her relationship with McGarrity were first reported by The Columbian.

From The Daily Beast

Another kind of cigars is made of Peruvian or Columbian tobacco.

From Project Gutenberg

In this connection let us add that this lock secured the medal and highest award at the Columbian Exposition.

From Project Gutenberg

In such an atmosphere rises quickly a new city from the ashes of the old, or a fairy creation like the Columbian Exposition.

From Project Gutenberg

The Columbian sharp-tailed grouse is the "prairie chicken" of eastern Washington.

From Project Gutenberg

The Columbian Sturgeon of the Pacific coast states is a large species.

From Project Gutenberg