Columbian

English

Etymology

Columbia +‎ -an

Adjective

Columbian (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to Christopher Columbus, an explorer who introduced greatly widened contacts between Eurasia and the Americas, or his life or time.
   • 1992, Ivan Van Sertima - Golden age of the Moor: Volume 11 - Page 267

     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. Of or from any of the places called Columbia.
3. (dated or poetic) American, from the United States of America
4. Misspelling of Colombian.

Noun

Columbian (countable and uncountable, plural Columbians)

1. An inhabitant of any place called Columbia.
2. (dated or poetic) An American, a person from the United States of America.
3. A stamp from the Columbian Issue stamps.
4. (uncountable, US printing, dated) A size of type between English and great primer, standardized as 16-point.
5. Misspelling of Colombian.

Synonyms

• (type size): (UK) two-line brevier

Translations

16-point type

• Dutch: tekst (nl)
• French: gros-texte (fr)
• German: Tertia
• Italian: testo (it)
• Spanish: romana (es)

See also

• British Columbian
• pre-Columbian
• Columbian Exchange