colombian
adj.adj. relating to the country of Colombia in South America. You use this to describe people, food, or things that come from there.
adj. relating to or originating from Colombia. Typically capitalised in all contexts.
I love the taste of Colombian coffee in the morning.
The restaurant serves traditional Colombian dishes like arepas and bandeja paisa.
The museum features an extensive collection of Colombian gold artifacts dating back to the pre-Columbian era.
From Colombia + -an.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Always capitalised. When used to describe people, it functions as a proper adjective.
He is columbian.He is Colombian.The word must be capitalised and is frequently misspelled with a 'u' instead of an 'o'.
Last updated May 29, 2026