COLOMBIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Colombian mean? 

• COLOMBIAN (noun)
  The noun COLOMBIAN has 1 sense:

1. a native or inhabitant of Colombia

  Familiarity information: COLOMBIAN used as a noun is very rare.

• COLOMBIAN (adjective)
  The adjective COLOMBIAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Colombia or its people

  Familiarity information: COLOMBIAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COLOMBIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Colombia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Colombian" is a kind of...):

South American (a native or inhabitant of South America)

Holonyms ("Colombian" is a member of...):

Colombia; Republic of Colombia (a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language)

Derivation:

Colombian (of or relating to or characteristic of Colombia or its people)

• COLOMBIAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Colombia or its people

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

Colombian coffee

Pertainym:

Colombia (a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language)

Derivation:

Colombia (a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language)

Colombian (a native or inhabitant of Colombia)

 Context examples 

For the study, researchers looked at genetic data from a Colombian family with more than 6,000 living members.

(Unique case of disease resistance reveals possible Alzheimer’s treatment, National Institutes of Health)