Columbian

adj, noun

adj, noun ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An inhabitant of any place called Columbia. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    An American, a person from the United States of America. countable, dated, poetic, uncountable
  3. 3
    A stamp from the Columbian Issue stamps. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A size of type between English and great primer, standardized as 16-point. US, dated, uncountable
  5. 5
    Misspelling of Colombian. alt-of, countable, misspelling, uncountable
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to Christopher Columbus, an explorer who introduced greatly widened contacts between Eurasia and the Americas, or his life or time. not-comparable

    "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."

  2. 2
    Of or from any of the places called Columbia. not-comparable
  3. 3
    American, from the United States of America dated, not-comparable, poetic
  4. 4
    Misspelling of Colombian. alt-of, misspelling, not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to Christopher Columbus wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
two-line brevier

Example

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"Frustrated with the European languages, which he considered "too boring", Christopher Columbus invented "Columbian", a language so complicated that only he could speak it."

Etymology

From Columbia + -n.

Related phrases

british columbiangreat primerpre columbianunited states of america

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