"Columbiad" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Columbia|iad|gloss1=the United States|gloss2=epic tale}} Columbia (“the United States”) + -iad (“epic tale”), {{der|en|grc|Ἰλιάς}} Ancient Greek Ἰλιάς (Iliás), {{der|en|la|Columbus||surname}} Latin Columbus (“surname”), {{der|en|it|Colombo}} Italian Colombo Head templates: {{en-prop}} Columbiad
  1. 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. Related terms: Columbia, Columbiana
    Sense id: en-Columbiad-en-name-zD06ZjSh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -iad

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