pre-Columbian

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(prē′kə lum′bē ən)

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of any period in the history of the Western Hemisphere before Columbus arrived in America

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also pre·co·lum·bi·an

adjective
Of, relating to, or originating in the Americas before the arrival of Columbus: pre-Columbian art.

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