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Columbian

Columbian

13 7.2
Relating to Christopher Columbus or his journeys
  • adjective
  • /kəˈlʌmbiən/
: colombino
  • For the occasion, the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago would display America's material success and inventive genius.
  • Columbian Exposition
  • Columbian Exposition of 1893
  • World's Columbian

So they have the best, probably the best pre Columbus Columbian studies in the world.

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Examples

  • MacNeil built his international reputation on sculpting images of Natives after seeing Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.

    Academic text (2007)
  • So the East West Exchange, the Columbian Exchange across the Atlantic, liberated population growth in the European sector.

  • Let's illustrate with a specific example of the Columbian exchange.

  • And the most famous example of that is the Commercial Museum at Philadelphia, which opened shortly after the World's Columbian Exhibition.

  • The so-called Columbian exchange, the transfer of plants, animals and microbes between the Old World and the new, transformed the diet and destiny of Europe.

  • The Newberry Library published A Guidebook of Resources for Teachers of The Columbian Encounter, an illustrated and annotated collection of historical sources for use in public schools and universities.

    Academic text (1992)
  • We rolled through the Olmstedian reaches of Jackson Park, the South Side's grandest park, which had been the site of the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893.

    Academic text (2002)
  • His 264-foot contraption wowed and dizzied throngs at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

    Blog text (8)
  • The World's Columbian Exhibition showcased many of America's innovations and cultural achievements.

  • A significant part of history is centered around the Columbian exchange of goods between the Old World and the New World.

Compounds

Columbian mammoth
  • Specialized
1 9.3

An extinct very large elephant-like animal that lived in North America during the Ice Age

Surface Forms

Columbian positive

Morphology

Columbian = Columbus (transparent) = Columbus + ian

The suffix '-ian' is commonly used to form adjectives indicating a relationship to a person or place.

Etymology

Columbian comes from the name Columbus, the explorer whose voyages connected Europe and the Americas, so Columbian means 'of Columbus' or 'relating to his discoveries'. You can also see the same root in Columbia, a name used for America, which helps remember the link to Columbus.