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COLOMBIAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Colombia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Colombian" is a kind of...):

South American (a native or inhabitant of South America)

Holonyms ("Colombian" is a member of...):

Colombia; Republic of Colombia (a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language)

Derivation:

Colombian (of or relating to or characteristic of Colombia or its people)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Colombia or its people

Example:

Colombian coffee

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Colombia (a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language)

Derivation:

Colombia (a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language)

Colombian (a native or inhabitant of Colombia)

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