pre-Columbian
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pre–Co·lum·bi·an

adjective \ˌprē-kə-ˈləm-bē-ən\

Definition of PRE-COLUMBIAN

: preceding or belonging to the time before the arrival of Columbus in America

First Known Use of PRE-COLUMBIAN

1888

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