pre-Columbian

See also: Precolumbian

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ Columbian

Adjective

pre-Columbian (not comparable)

1. Referring to the cultures of the American continent before the European influence, specifically to the era before the continent was visited by Christopher Columbus.

Translations

before Christopher Columbus

• Catalan: precolombí
• Danish: præ-columbiansk
• Dutch: precolumbiaans
• French: précolombien (fr)
• Galician: precolombiano
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• German: präkolumbisch (de)
• Hungarian: prekolumbiánus
• Italian: precolombiano
• Portuguese: pré-colombiano m
• Spanish: precolombino (es)

See also

• Wikipedia article "pre-Columbian"