Meaning of pre-Columbian | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Before the voyages of Christopher Columbus of the 1490s which introduced greatly widened contacts between Eurasia and the Americas.
   historical, not-comparable
2. Referring to the cultures of the Americas before the European influence, specifically to the era before the continent was visited by Christopher Columbus.
   not-comparable

Equivalents

Examples

“since pre-Columbian times”

“unknown in Europe in pre-Columbian times”

“pre-Columbian cultures”

“pre-Columbian civilizations”

“In fact, the dating of pre-Columbian Andean cultures was largely a matter of guesswork.”

“Boys trained to be warriors, but why did pre-Columbian peoples battle one another?”

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