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Columbian is the adjective form of
Columbia Columbia may refer to: * Columbia (personification), the historical female national personification of the United States, and a poetic name for America Places North America Natural features * Columbia Plateau, a geologic and geographic region i ...
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Buildings

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The Columbian Theatre The Columbian Theatre is a richly historic music hall from the turn of the 20th century located in Wamego, Kansas. Early history This music hall was built in 1893 by J. C. Rogers, a Wamego banker. He had been amazed by the scope and beauty of the ...
, a music hall in northeastern Kansas *
The Columbian (Chicago) The Columbian is a 517-foot-tall (158 m) skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It was constructed from 2005 to 2008 and has 47 floors, 225 units and four elevators. It is the tallest brick-clad building, and 76th tallest building, in ...
, a building in Illinois


Published works

* '' The Columbian'', a daily newspaper published in Vancouver, Washington, U.S. * ''
Olympia Pioneer and Democrat The ''Olympia Columbian'', later known as the ''Washington Pioneer'' and the ''Pioneer and Democrat'', was the first newspaper in what is now the U.S. state of Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washin ...
'', the first newspaper published in what is now the state of Washington, was known in its first two years (1852-53) as ''The Columbian''. * ''
The Columbian Orator ''The Columbian Orator'' is a collection of political essays, poems, and dialogues collected and written by Caleb Bingham. Published in 1797, it includes speeches by George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and some imagined speeches by historical f ...
'', a collection of political essays, poems, and dialogues first published in 1797 * ''
Columbian Magazine The ''Columbian Magazine'', also known as the ''Columbian Magazine or Monthly Miscellany'', was a monthly American literary magazine established by Mathew Carey, Charles Cist, William Spotswood, Thomas Seddon, and James Trenchard. It was publish ...
'', a monthly magazine published from 1786 to 1792


Transportation

* ''Columbian'' (B&O train), a passenger train operated by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad until 1971 * ''Columbian'' (MILW train), a passenger train which operated from 1911 to 1955 * Sternwheeler ''Columbian'' disaster, a sternwheeler lost in the worst accident in the Yukon River's history in 1906


Other uses

* Columbian (typography), a name for 16-point type * Columbian Period, the geological period 2060–1780 MYA named after the supercontinent Columbia * An early alternative name for inhabitants of the United States * Columbian Issue, a set of U.S. postage stamps marking the 1893 World Columbian Exposition *
World's Columbian Exposition The World's Columbian Exposition (also known as the Chicago World's Fair) was a world's fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. The centerpiece of the Fair, hel ...
, held in Chicago, Illinois, in 1893 *
Columbian High School Columbian High School is comprehensive public high school in Tiffin, Ohio, United States. It is the only public high school in the Tiffin City School District. Their nickname is the Tornadoes. A long time member of the Northern Ohio League ( ...
, Tiffin, Ohio *
Columbian School (disambiguation) Columbian School may refer to the following schools in the United States: (by state) * Columbian School (Louisville, Kentucky), listed on the NRHP in Kentucky * Columbian School (Omaha, Nebraska), listed on the NRHP in Nebraska * Columbian Scho ...
* Anything pertaining to the Knights of Columbus, (i.e. Columbian values)


See also

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British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, for ...
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Pre-Columbian era In the history of the Americas, the pre-Columbian era spans from the original settlement of North and South America in the Upper Paleolithic period through European colonization, which began with Christopher Columbus's voyage of 1492. Usually, ...
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Columbia (disambiguation) Columbia may refer to: * Columbia (personification), the historical female national personification of the United States, and a poetic name for America Places North America Natural features * Columbia Plateau, a geologic and geographic region i ...
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Columbiad (disambiguation) A columbiad is a type of gun from the 19th century, a large-caliber muzzle-loading cannon capable of firing at low and high angles Columbiad may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * '' The Columbiad'', an epic poem about the founding of the Uni ...
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Columbiana (disambiguation) Columbiana may refer to: Taxonomy In botany: * ''Arctostaphylos columbiana'' or hairy manzanita, a plant species native to North America * '' Calatola columbiana'', a species of plant in the family Icacinaceae endemic to Colombia * '' Clematis col ...
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Columbina (disambiguation) Columbina Columbina (in Italian Colombina, meaning "little dove"; in French and English Colombine) is a stock character in the ''commedia dell'arte''. She is Harlequin's mistress, a comic servant playing the tricky slave type, and wife of ...
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Columbine (disambiguation) Columbine may refer to: Places * Columbine, Colorado, a census-designate place in Jefferson and Arapahoe counties in Colorado, United States ** Columbine High School, a high school in Columbine, Colorado, United States *** Columbine Memorial, a ...
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Colombia (disambiguation) Colombia is a country in northwestern South America. Colombia may also refer to: Former nations * Gran Colombia Gran Colombia (, "Great Colombia"), or Greater Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia ( Spanish: ''República de Colombi ...
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Colombian (disambiguation) Colombian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Colombia * Colombians, persons from Colombia, or of Colombian descent **For more information about the Colombian people, see: *** Demographics of Colombia *** Indigenous p ...
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Colombiana (disambiguation) '' Colombiana'' is a 2011 French-American action film. Colombiana may also refer to: * Colombiana (cola) * Compañía Colombiana Automotriz, an automobile manufacturing company * Pleurothallis or ''Colombiana'', a genus of orchids See also * Co ...
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Colombina (disambiguation) Colombina is a stock character and Harlequin's mistress Colombina may also refer to: * Colombina Parra (born 1970), Chilean musician * Colombina, a fictional character from ''Pinocchio'' (2019 film) * Institución Colombina (Colombina Institut ...
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Colombino (disambiguation) Colombino (Spanish for ''Columbian'' and related to Christopher Columbus) may refer to: * "Colombino" (song), by Connie Francis * Codex Colombino, Mixtec codex * Estadio Colombino, football stadium in Huelva, Spain (1957–2001) * Estadio Nuevo ...
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Colombine (disambiguation) Colombine may refer to: * Monte Colombine, Lombardy, Italy; a mountain * Columbina or ''Colombine'', a stock character, and Harlequin's mistress * "Colombine", a 1920 poem by Hugh McCrae * ''Colombine'', a 19th century ship; see List of shipwrec ...
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