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Columbian (other)
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 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, als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia (other)
Columbia most often refers to: * Columbia (personification), the historical personification of the United States * Columbia University, a private university in New York City * Columbia Pictures, an American film studio owned by Sony Pictures * Columbia Sportswear, an American clothing company * Columbia, South Carolina * Columbia, Missouri Columbia may also refer to: Places North America Natural features * Columbia Plateau, a geologic and geographic region in the U.S. Pacific Northwest * Columbia River, in Canada and the United States ** Columbia Bar, a sandbar in the estuary of the Columbia River ** Columbia Country, the region of British Columbia encompassing the northern portion of that river's upper reaches *** Columbia Valley, a region within the Columbia Country ** Columbia Lake, a lake at the head of the Columbia River *** Columbia Wetlands, a protected area near Columbia Lake ** Columbia Slough, along the Columbia watercourse near Portland, Oregon * Glacial Lake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 from May 5 to October 31, 1893, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. The centerpiece of the Fair, held in Jackson Park, was a large water pool representing the voyage that Columbus took to the New World. Chicago won the right to host the fair over several competing cities, including New York City, Washington, D.C., and St. Louis. The exposition was an influential social and cultural event and had a profound effect on American architecture, the arts, American industrial optimism, and Chicago's image. The layout of the Chicago Columbian Exposition was predominantly designed by John Wellborn Root, Daniel Burnham, Frederick Law Olmsted, and Charles B. Atwood. It was the prototype of what Burnham and his colleagues thought a city should be. It was designed to follow Beaux-Arts principles of design, namely ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombina (other)
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 Institute), Seville, Spain; an administrative unit of several libraries and archives ** La Colombina, a library administered by the institute * La Colombina, a band founded by Josep Cabré * Colombina, the dove-shaped rocket traditionally fired in Florence, Italy; see Traditions of Italy * Dulces Colombina, a multinational candy brand * Colombina, a Dutch theatre award See also * * Columbina (other) * Columbine (other) * Columbian (other) * Columbiana (other) * Columbia (other) * Columbiad (other) * Colombine (other) * Colombino (other) * Colombian (other) * Colombiana (other) * Colombia (other) Colombia is a country in northwestern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombiana (other)
'' 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 * Colombia (other) * Colombian (other) * Columbia (other) Columbia most often refers to: * Columbia (personification), the historical personification of the United States * Columbia University, a private university in New York City * Columbia Pictures, an American film studio owned by Sony Pictures * ... * Columbian (other) * Columbiana (other) * Colombina (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombian (other)
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 peoples in Colombia, Native Colombians *** Colombian American ** For specific persons, see List of Colombians * Colombian Spanish, one of the languages spoken in Colombia ** See also languages of Colombia * Colombian culture * Colombian sheep, a sheep breed * Colombian necktie * Columbians Drum and Bugle Corps, based in Pasco, Washington * Colombians, a 2017 instrumental Gorillaz track, released in the Super Deluxe boxset of " Humanz." See also * * * Christopher Columbus (1451–1506), Italian explorer after which Colombia was named * Coffee production in Colombia * Colombia (other) * Colombiana (other) * Colombina (other) * Colombino (other) * Colombine (other) * Columbia (disa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombia (other)
Colombia is a country in northwestern South America. Colombia may also refer to: Former nations * Gran Colombia, a former nation, officially the Republic of Colombia, 1819–31 * United States of Colombia, a former name for Colombia, 1863–86 Cities, towns, and communities * Colômbia, a city in São Paulo, Brazil * Colombia, Cuba, a municipality in Las Tunas, Cuba * Colombia, Huila, a city and municipality in Colombia * Colombia, Nuevo León, a planned community in Mexico Other uses * Colombia (Madrid Metro), a station on Line 8 and 9 * Miss Colombia (other), a beauty pageant title * Colombia national football team See also * Columbia (other) * * * Colombian (other) * Colombiana (other) * Colombo (other) * Columbian (other) * Columbiana (other) * Columbus (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbine (other)
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 memorial in Columbine, Colorado, United States, commemorating the Columbine High School massacre * Columbine, Routt County, Colorado, an unincorporated community and historic district in Routt County, Colorado, United States * Columbine Peak, a mountain in California Massacres * Columbine High School massacre, a 1999 school shooting in Columbine, Colorado * Columbine Mine massacre, occurring during a 1927 strike by coal miners Arts, entertainment, and media Fictitious characters * Columbine (stock character) or Columbina, a stock character in the Commedia dell'arte * Columbine, a stock character in ''Harlequinade'' Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media * ''Columbine'' (album), an album by Aura Dione * ''Columbine'' (book) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbina (other)
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Columbina is a stock character and Harlequin's mistress Columbina may also refer to: * Columbina (bird), a genus of dove * Columbina Rural Service Center (or Columbina Township), Zhombe, Kwekwe, Midlands, Zimbabwe; a township * ''Flora'' (Francesco Melzi) also called ''La Columbina''; a 1520 painting by Francesco Melzi See also * * Colombina (other) * Colombine (other) * Colombian (other) * Colombiana (other) * Colombia (other) * Columbine (other) * Columbian (other) * Columbiana (other) * Columbia (other) * Columbiad (other) 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 Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbiana (other)
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 columbiana'', a species of flowering plant in the buttercup genus ''Clematis'' * ''Crataegus columbiana'', a species of hawthorn plant native to North America * ''Lewisia columbiana'' or Columbian lewisia, a species of flowering plant in the purslane family * ''Wolffia columbiana'' or Columbian watermeal, a perennial aquatic plant in the duckweed family In zoology: * Columbiana (planthopper), ''Columbiana'' (planthopper), a List of Delphacinae genera, genus of planthoppers in the subfamily Delphacinae *''Dictyna columbiana'', a List of Dictynidae species, Dictynidae species of spider *''Nucifraga columbiana'' or Clark's nutcracker, a species of passerine bird in the family Corvidae *''Sicalis columbiana'' or orange-fronted yellow-finch, a speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbiad (other)
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 United States of America * ''Columbiad'', the fictional astronaut-launching space gun created by Jules Verne for ''From the Earth to the Moon'' * ''Columbiad'' (ballet), a ballet that debuted in 1939 * "Columbiad" (short story), a 1996 science fiction story by Stephen Baxter, republished in 1997 in '' Year's Best SF 2'' multi-author anthology collection, and in 1998 in Stephen Baxter's anthology collection ''Traces'' (book) Other uses * ''Columbiad'' (spacecraft), the informal name of the Apollo 8 space capsule * ''Columbiad'' (journal), A Quarterly Review of the War Between the States 997 to 2000 - 13 issues See also * * Columbia (other) * Columbian (other) * Columbiana (other) * Columbine (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pre-Columbian Era
In the history of the Americas, the pre-Columbian era, also known as the pre-contact era, or as the pre-Cabraline era specifically in Brazil, spans from the initial peopling of the Americas in the Upper Paleolithic to the onset of European colonization of the Americas, European colonization, which began with Christopher Columbus's voyage in 1492. This era encompasses the history of Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous cultures prior to significant European influence, which in some cases did not occur until decades or even centuries after Columbus's arrival. During the pre-Columbian era, many civilizations developed permanent settlements, cities, agricultural practices, civic and monumental architecture, major Earthworks (archaeology), earthworks, and Complex society, complex societal hierarchies. Some of these civilizations had declined by the time of the establishment of the first permanent European colonies, around the late 16th to early 17th centuries, and are know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forests, lakes, mountains, inland deserts and grassy plains. British Columbia borders the province of Alberta to the east; the territories of Yukon and Northwest Territories to the north; the U.S. states of Washington (state), Washington, Idaho and Montana to the south, and Alaska to the northwest. With an estimated population of over 5.7million as of 2025, it is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, third-most populous province. The capital of British Columbia is Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria, while the province's largest city is Vancouver. Vancouver and its suburbs together make up List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, the third-largest metropolit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
