Columbian

[ kuh-luhm-bee-uhn ]

adjective

1. Literary. pertaining to America or the United States.
2. pertaining to Christopher Columbus.

noun

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

Columbian

/ kəˈlʌmbɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to the United States
2. relating to Christopher Columbus

noun

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

Other Words From

• post-Co·lumbi·an adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Columbian¹

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

Example Sentences

Monday, April 22, from approximately the Swift Avenue exit to the Columbian Way junction.

From Seattle Times

“DOH needed to replace the existing Electronic Death Registration System as it did not meet current system and security standards for housing confidential data,” Hutchinson wrote in an email to The Columbian.

From Seattle Times

The work zone goes from the Albro Place exit to the Columbian Way interchange, from 10 p.m.

From Seattle Times

The produce stand, which originally opened in Pike Place Market, moved to the corner lot at 15th Avenue South and South Columbian Way in 1984.

From Seattle Times

In the early 1890s, the archaeologist Warren K. Moorehead excavated the site and displayed his findings at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

From New York Times