Columbian
Americanadjective
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Literary. pertaining to America or the United States.
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pertaining to Christopher Columbus.
noun
adjective
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of or relating to the United States
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relating to Christopher Columbus
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Etymology
Origin of Columbian
1750–60; Columbi(a) + -an or Columb(us) + -ian
Example Sentences
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A detail of a Columbian mammoth being restored inside the Fossil Lab.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
On the eve of the Civil War, the Columbian Register lamented the growing likelihood of “the stars of our political firmament” being “torn from their orbits, and plunging madly about, or tilting one the other.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
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."
From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025
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.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2025
Back in 1972 Crosby invented a term for this biological ferment: the Columbian Exchange.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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