Columbian

[ kuh-luhm-bee-uhn ]

/ kəˈlʌm bi ən /

adjective

Literary. pertaining to America or the United States.

pertaining to Christopher Columbus.

noun

Printing. a 16-point type of a size between English and great primer.

Origin of Columbian

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

OTHER WORDS FROM Columbian

post-Co·lum·bi·an, adjective

Words nearby Columbian

columbary, columbate, Columbia, Columbia Heights, Columbia Mental Maturity scale, Columbian, Columbia River, columbic, columbine, columbite, columbium

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Example sentences from the Web for Columbian

Or they'll build a pipeline through pristine British Columbian rain forest rather than open Nebraska farmland.
The Quixotic Crusade Against the Keystone Pipeline|Megan McArdle|March 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Her work for the police department and her relationship with McGarrity were first reported by The Columbian.
The Cop Who Fell For His Informant|Winston Ross|September 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST
But what would they have said to the Columbian nights and electric lights?
A Little Girl in Old New York|Amanda Millie Douglas
The World's Columbian Exposition brought a flood of visitors to the city, and a flood of cash.
The Fiction Factory|John Milton Edwards

George Clymer, inventor and manufacturer of the Columbian printing press, died in London.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Here, little boy, is five cents for the morning 'Columbian' and one cent for your evening paper.
The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair|Charles McCellan Stevens (AKA 'Quondam')
The Minnesota state building at the Columbian Exposition was beautifully decorated with it.
The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier|Charles E. Flandrau

British Dictionary definitions for Columbian

Columbian

/ (kəˈlʌmbɪən) /

adjective

of or relating to the United States

relating to Christopher Columbus

noun

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

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单词	columbian
释义	Columbian [ kuh-luhm-bee-uhn ] / kəˈlʌm bi ən / adjective Literary. pertaining to America or the United States. pertaining to Christopher Columbus. noun Printing. a 16-point type of a size between English and great primer. Origin of Columbian 1750–60; Columbi(a) + -an or Columb(us) + -ian OTHER WORDS FROM Columbian post-Co·lum·bi·an, adjective Words nearby Columbian columbary, columbate, Columbia, Columbia Heights, Columbia Mental Maturity scale, Columbian, Columbia River, columbic, columbine, columbite, columbium Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Columbian Or they'll build a pipeline through pristine British Columbian rain forest rather than open Nebraska farmland. The Quixotic Crusade Against the Keystone Pipeline\|Megan McArdle\|March 1, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Her work for the police department and her relationship with McGarrity were first reported by The Columbian. The Cop Who Fell For His Informant\|Winston Ross\|September 21, 2010\|DAILY BEAST But what would they have said to the Columbian nights and electric lights? A Little Girl in Old New York\|Amanda Millie Douglas The World's Columbian Exposition brought a flood of visitors to the city, and a flood of cash. The Fiction Factory\|John Milton Edwards George Clymer, inventor and manufacturer of the Columbian printing press, died in London. The Every Day Book of History and Chronology\|Joel Munsell Here, little boy, is five cents for the morning 'Columbian' and one cent for your evening paper. The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair\|Charles McCellan Stevens (AKA 'Quondam') The Minnesota state building at the Columbian Exposition was beautifully decorated with it. The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier\|Charles E. Flandrau British Dictionary definitions for Columbian Columbian / (kəˈlʌmbɪən) / adjective of or relating to the United States relating to Christopher Columbus noun 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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