Columbian

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Of or pertaining to Christopher Columbus, an explorer who introduced greatly widened…

   Of or pertaining to Christopher Columbus, an explorer who introduced greatly widened contacts between Eurasia and the Americas, or his life or time.

   • Columbian contact [the events, from 1492 to 1504, that ended the precolumbian era]
   • 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.

3. 3

   An inhabitant of any place called Columbia.

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   1. 4

      A stamp from the Columbian Issue stamps.

   2. 5

      A size of type between English and great primer, standardized as 16-point.

The neighborhood

• neighborBritish Columbian