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
Examples of Columbian in a Sentence
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Bill Donahue, Billboard, 31 Aug. 2023
Their protest of the exclusion of blacks from the Columbian Exposition amounted to the argument that to erase the history of black accomplishment was to erase the history of America itself.
—William B. Allen, National Review, 28 July 2023
Ferris wheels have been turning for more than 130 years, the first one constructed for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, designed by George Washington Gale Ferris.
—Roxana Saberi, CBS News, 2 July 2023
Trouble struck in 2013, when Speaks — then 23 — was sentenced to more than three years in prison for her role in a robbery near Clark County’s Vancouver Lake, The Columbian reported.
—oregonlive, 9 June 2023
The following year, the Westinghouse Corporation won approval to power the World’s Columbian Exposition with alternating current.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 8 June 2023
Banner Park, off Columbian Street next to the former Massachusetts Lottery headquarters, is currently home to a 20,000-square-foot office building that would be demolished.
—Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2023
The first World’s Fair here, the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, was a miracle considering just 22 years earlier the city was in shambles following the Great Chicago Fire.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2023
The city’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 had a Women’s Building designed by a female architect, Sophia Hayden.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2023
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Noun
The song, which hit No. 4 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, was the Columbian star’s first released in English.
—Bill Donahue, Billboard, 31 Aug. 2023
Their protest of the exclusion of blacks from the Columbian Exposition amounted to the argument that to erase the history of black accomplishment was to erase the history of America itself.
—William B. Allen, National Review, 28 July 2023
Ferris wheels have been turning for more than 130 years, the first one constructed for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, designed by George Washington Gale Ferris.
—Roxana Saberi, CBS News, 2 July 2023
Trouble struck in 2013, when Speaks — then 23 — was sentenced to more than three years in prison for her role in a robbery near Clark County’s Vancouver Lake, The Columbian reported.
—oregonlive, 9 June 2023
The following year, the Westinghouse Corporation won approval to power the World’s Columbian Exposition with alternating current.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 8 June 2023
Banner Park, off Columbian Street next to the former Massachusetts Lottery headquarters, is currently home to a 20,000-square-foot office building that would be demolished.
—Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2023
The first World’s Fair here, the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, was a miracle considering just 22 years earlier the city was in shambles following the Great Chicago Fire.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2023
The city’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 had a Women’s Building designed by a female architect, Sophia Hayden.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2023
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“Columbian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Columbian. Accessed 21 Sep. 2023.
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