Columbiad.
An epic story about the settling of North America by European colonizers in the region that is now the United States of America; and its mythologized growth and development.
Meaning & usage
An epic story about the settling of North America by European colonizers in the region that is now the United States of America; and its mythologized growth and development.
Where this word comes from
From Columbia (“the United States”) + -iad (“epic tale”). From Iliad (“the Homeric tale of the Trojan War”), from Ancient Greek Ἰλιάς (Iliás), from -άς (-ás). From Columbia (“the feminine form of America”), from Columbus (“Christopher Columbus”), from Latin Columbus (“surname”), from Italian Colombo, from colombo (“pigeon”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.