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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

/ əˈʌɪə /

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

  • Dz-·ܳb· 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

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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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“DOH needed to replace the existing Electronic Death Registration System as it did not meet current system and security standards for housing confidential data,” Hutchinson wrote in an email to The Columbian.

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The work zone goes from the Albro Place exit to the Columbian Way interchange, from 10 p.m.

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