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Colombian

Colombian

63 2.6
From Colombia or related to its people and culture
  • adjective
  • /kəˈlʌmbiən/
translation icon : colombiano
  • The Colombian culture is rich in music, dance, and festivals.
  • Colombian coffee
  • the Colombian government
  • the Colombian president

What has been your experience of contemporary Colombian film?

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Examples

  • The name is Spanish, but I am Colombian.

  • Wear these silver Colombian jewelry pieces.

  • - Is it a Colombian national holiday?

  • What has been your experience of contemporary Colombian film?

  • It's a private island confiscated by the Colombian government.

  • The present study utilized metaphor analysis to explore the core values of Colombian college students in a leadership program.

    Academic text (2015)
  • If diversity is strength, the foundation for Colombian scholarship in the twenty-first century is massive.

    Academic text (1992)
  • It's a Colombian thing.

  • It's a Colombian tradition.

  • Today, narcotics have penetrated nearly all spheres of Colombian society, politics, and economics.

    Academic text (1999)

Synonyms

Latin-American
vsColombian
15 3.5

About Latin America, its people, or their culture

is specific to one country's people, culture, or language

Compounds

The money used in Colombia that is equal to 100 centavos

Surface Forms

Colombian positive

Morphology

Colombian = Colombia (transparent) = Colombia + ian

A standard adjectival/demonymic formation: 'Colombia' + '-ian' yields 'relating to Colombia'.

Etymology

Colombian comes from Colombia, the country named after the explorer Columbus whose Spanish name was Colón. So Colombian describes something 'relating to Colombia', like food, music, or culture.