Columbian

1. not comparableOf or pertaining to Christopher Columbus, an explorer who introduced greatly widened contacts between Eurasia and the Americas, or his life or time.

   Columbian contact [the events, from 1492 to 1504, that ended the precolumbian era]

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   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.

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2. Of or from any of the places called Columbia.
   1. datednot comparablepoeticAmerican, from the United States of America.
   2. misspellingnot comparableMisspelling of Colombian.

plural Columbians

1. An inhabitant of any place called Columbia.
   1. countabledatedpoeticuncountableAn American, a person from the United States of America.
   2. countablemisspellinguncountableMisspelling of Colombian.
2. countableuncountableA stamp from the Columbian Issue stamps.
3. USdateduncountablemediaA size of type between English and great primer, standardized as 16-point.

   Synonyms: two-line brevier