pre-Columbian
Meanings
adj
- Before the voyages of Christopher Columbus of the 1490s which introduced greatly widened contacts between Eurasia and the Americas.
- Referring to the cultures of the Americas before the European influence, specifically to the era before the continent was visited by Christopher Columbus.
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Etymology
From pre- + Columbian.
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