Definition of Cristobal Colon

1. Noun. Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506).

Exact synonyms: Christopher Columbus, Columbus, Cristoforo Colombo
Generic synonyms: Navigator
Derivative terms: Columbian

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cristobal Colon

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus
Crimean Tatar
Crimean War
Crimean fever
Crimean peninsula
Criminal Intelligence Services of Canada
Criminal Investigation Command
Crinoidea
Crioulo
Crip
Crips
Crispin
Crispus
Cristobal
Cristobal Balenciaga
Cristobal Colon (current term)
Cristoforo Colombo
Crius
Crixivan
Crna Gora
Cro-Magnon
Cro-magnon
Croat
Croatia
Croatian
Croatian Sheepdog
Croatian Sheepdogs
Croatians
Croation

Literary usage of Cristobal Colon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Venezuela by Leonard Victor Dalton (1912)
"... Bermudez asphalt lake— Carupano—" Ron bianco "—Sulphur and gold—Rio Caribe— Peninsula of Paria—Cristobal Colon—An ambitious project— The Delta—the Golfo ..."

2. The Panama Guide by John Owen Collins (1912)
"Cristobal-Colon This city or overgrown village bears the Spanish name of Christopher Columbus, although for many years it was known as Aspinwall, ..."

3. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1903)
"The least injured was the Cristobal Colon, which was sunk by her commander, and lay nearly on her beam ends. The vessel in the next best condition was the ..."

4. Venezuela, a Commercial and Industrial Handbook: A Commercial and Industrial by United States Dept. of Commerce, Purl Lord Bell (1922)
"RIO CARIBE—Cristobal Colon—CANO COLORADO. The total exports of the small port ... Cristobal Colon, a port of export and import, sent 42.249 metric tons of ..."

5. The Madeira Islands by Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle (1899)
"with the son, then a handsome lad about fourteen years of age. His name was Cristobal Colon y ... Cristobal Colon ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Cristobal Colon on Dictionary.com!Search for Cristobal Colon on Thesaurus.com!Search for Cristobal Colon on Google!Search for Cristobal Colon on Wikipedia!

Search