Columbian

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kəˈlʌmbɪən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kə lum′bē ən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Co•lum•bi•an  (kə lum′bē ən),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. [Literary.]pertaining to America or the United States.
  2. pertaining to Christopher Columbus.

n. 
  1. Printinga 16-point type of a size between English and great primer.
  • Columbi(a) + -an or Columb(us) + -ian 1750–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Columbian / kəˈlʌmbɪən/
  1. of or relating to the United States
  2. relating to Christopher Columbus
  1. a size of printer's type, approximately equal to 16 point; two-line Brevier
'Columbian' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Azcapotzalco - British Columbian - English - Kwakiutl - Mesoamerica - Woodland culture - great primer - maya - midway - peamouth - post-Columbian - pre-Columbian - pyramid

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