- pre-Columbian
- (Roget's IV)
modif.
Syn. before the discovery of America, old-world, pre-American, Mayan, Aztecan, Indian, Eskimo; see also ancient 2 .
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pre-Columbian — pre Co|lum|bi|an [ ,prikɔ lʌmbiən ] adjective relating to the time before 1492 when Columbus came to the Americas: pre Columbian Mexican art … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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pre-Columbian — /ˌpri kəˈlʌmbiən/ (say .pree kuh lumbeeuhn) adjective of, relating to, or belonging to the period before the discovery of America by Columbus: pre Columbian civilisations. {from Christopher Columbus} …
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