Columbian adjective & noun.
[kǝ'lʌmbɪǝn] M18.[from mod. Latin Columbia poet. name for America, formed as COLUMBUS: see -AN.]A. adjective. Of or pertaining to America, esp. at the time of its discovery by Christopher Columbus;
spec. of or pertaining to the United States.
M18.b. noun. An American; a native or inhabitant of the United States.
obsolete exc.
Hist. L18. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲