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

Province in western Canada which has Victoria as its capital.

The federal capital region of the United States of America. The City of Washington used to be a municipality within the District of Columbia until 1871, when two entities were merged. For this reason, the district is also generally known as Washington, D.C.

Any plant of the genus Aquilegia, having distinctive bell-shaped flowers with spurs on each petal.

(archaic) Pertaining to a dove or pigeon.

(poetic) America; the United States; an appellation given in honor of Christopher Columbus. / (dated) A female personification of the USA.

plural of British Columbian

Of or pertaining to the Canadian province of British Columbia.

A native or inhabitant of British Columbia, Canada.

(mineralogy) A black mineral that is a mixed iron and manganese niobate and tantalate, and is the main ore of niobium and tantalum.