Columbian is the adjective form of Columbia. It may refer to:

Buildings

  • The Columbian Theatre, a music hall in northeastern Kansas
  • The Columbian (Chicago), a building in Illinois

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Published works

  • The Columbian, a daily newspaper published in Vancouver, Washington, U.S.
  • Olympia Pioneer and Democrat, 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, a collection of political essays, poems, and dialogues first published in 1797
  • Columbian Magazine, 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
  • 2-4-2, a type of steam locomotives, also called Columbian type

Other uses

  • Anything pertaining to Christopher Columbus, such as the Columbian contact and the Columbian exchange
  • 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, held in Chicago, Illinois, in 1893
  • Columbian High School, Tiffin, Ohio
  • Columbian School (disambiguation)
  • Anything pertaining to the Knights of Columbus, (i.e. Columbian values)

See also

  • British Columbia
  • Pre-Columbian era
  • Columbia (disambiguation)
  • Columbiad (disambiguation)
  • Columbiana (disambiguation)
  • Columbina (disambiguation)
  • Columbine (disambiguation)
  • Colombia (disambiguation)
  • Colombian (disambiguation)
  • Colombiana (disambiguation)
  • Colombina (disambiguation)
  • Colombino (disambiguation)
  • Colombine (disambiguation)