Co·lum·bi·an
kə-ˈləm-bē-ən 
1
a
: of or relating to the United States
b
: of or relating to Christopher Columbus
2
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Columbia or the Columbia River
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Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Passengers will stop in 58 destinations in total, with 17 overnight stays, and can partake in activities like a Columbian Coffee Workshop and an exclusive evening of cuisine, music and dancing at Peru’s Pedro de Osma Museum.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Focusing on the Columbian Exchange, Norton orients her essay around the Carib concept of iegue—a term with some similarities to the Western idea of a pet but which denoted individual beings who had been adopted and tamed, regardless of species.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2025
But many like the version that came during the several years of competition to host the World’s Columbian Exposition that would mark the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ arrival in America.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
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Where: Columbian Country Club, 3314 Ross Ave., Suite 150.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Passengers will stop in 58 destinations in total, with 17 overnight stays, and can partake in activities like a Columbian Coffee Workshop and an exclusive evening of cuisine, music and dancing at Peru’s Pedro de Osma Museum.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Focusing on the Columbian Exchange, Norton orients her essay around the Carib concept of iegue—a term with some similarities to the Western idea of a pet but which denoted individual beings who had been adopted and tamed, regardless of species.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2025
But many like the version that came during the several years of competition to host the World’s Columbian Exposition that would mark the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ arrival in America.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for Columbian
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“Columbian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Columbian. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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