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Columbian

adjective
Co·​lum·​bi·​an | \ kə-ˈləm-bē-ən \

Definition of Columbian

: of or relating to the United States or to Christopher Columbus

First Known Use of Columbian

1757, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Columbian was in 1757

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