Co·lum·bi·an
kə-ˈləm-bē-ən 
1
a
: of or relating to the United States
b
: of or relating to Christopher Columbus
2
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Columbia or the Columbia River
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Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 17 July 2024
The deliberations occurred in an era in which the World’s Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago in 1893, had created a taste for monument-making on a grand scale.
—Laura A. MacAluso & Karim M. Tiro / Made By History, TIME, 2 July 2024
In 1893, the World’s Columbian Exposition, aka the Chicago World’s Fair, opened to the public.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024
The Columbian Exchange increased food production and the exchange of goods to every continent around the globe.
—Matthew Guarnieri, David Generoso, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2024
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Noun
The 373-page book draws from Trump’s tweets from 2009 to 2019, Woodman said in an interview with The Columbian after the book launched in 2020.
—Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 17 July 2024
The deliberations occurred in an era in which the World’s Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago in 1893, had created a taste for monument-making on a grand scale.
—Laura A. MacAluso & Karim M. Tiro / Made By History, TIME, 2 July 2024
In 1893, the World’s Columbian Exposition, aka the Chicago World’s Fair, opened to the public.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024
The Columbian Exchange increased food production and the exchange of goods to every continent around the globe.
—Matthew Guarnieri, David Generoso, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2024
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“Columbian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Columbian. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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