Definition of Colombian

1. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of Colombia or its people. "Colombian coffee"

Partainyms: Colombia
Derivative terms: Colombia

2. Noun. A native or inhabitant of Colombia.
Group relationships: Colombia, Republic Of Colombia
Generic synonyms: South American

Definition of Colombian

1. Noun. A person from Colombia or of Colombian descent. ¹

2. Adjective. Of, from, or pertaining to Colombia, its people or language. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Colombian

Collop Monday
Colls
Collyer
Collyns
Collyriclum
Colm
Colman
Colmar
Colo.
Colobus guereza
Colocasia
Colocasia esculenta
Cologne
Cologne earth
Colombia
Colombian
Colombian Sign Language
Colombian crake
Colombian crakes
Colombian monetary unit
Colombian necktie
Colombian peso
Colombianism
Colombians
Colombo
Colonel Blimp
Colonel Blimps
Colonel Sanders
Colophonian
Colophonians

Literary usage of Colombian

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

1. The Recognition Policy of the United States by Julius Goebel (1915)
"eral Reyes informed Mr. Beaupre, our minister at Bogota, that if the United States would land troops to preserve colombian sovereignty and transit, ..."

2. Presidential Addresses and State Papers by Theodore Roosevelt (1910)
"United States troops to restore order, the commander of the newly landed colombian troops had indulged in wanton and violent threats against American ..."

3. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1902)
"To repel the advance of colombian revolutionists and their Venezuelan allies colombian troops were massed on the frontier. 1 he interest of the United ..."

4. Report of the Annual Meeting (1908)
"The exact time of occurrence of the colombian earthquake being unknown from direct observation, it is not possible to compare the absolute rates of ..."

5. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1914)
"DIAGNOSES OF APPARENTLY NEW colombian BIRDS,1 II. ... With this new material I have resumed the study of our now extensive colombian collections, ..."

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