Before Christopher Columbus's voyages of the 1490s introduced greatly widened contacts between Eurasia and the Americas.

plural of British Columbian

Of or pertaining to the Canadian province of British Columbia.

A native or inhabitant of British Columbia, Canada.

Of or pertaining to Christopher Columbus, an explorer who introduced greatly widened contacts between Eurasia and the Americas, or his life or time. / Of or from any of the places called Columbia.

An inhabitant of any place called Columbia. / (dated or poetic) An American, a person from the United States of America. / A stamp from the Columbian Issue stamps.

plural of Columbian

plural of columbiad

(military, historical) A form of seacoast cannon; a long, chambered gun designed for launching shot or shells with heavy charges of powder, at high angles of elevation.

Referring to the cultures of the American continent after the European influence, specifically to the era after the continent was visited by Christopher Columbus.