Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

colombian

/kəˈlʌmbiən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: colom-bian
IPA: /kəˈlʌmbiən/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A native or inhabitant of Colombia.

noun

A native or inhabitant of the city of Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka.

adj

Of, from or relating to Colombia.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Colombia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Colombian From Colombia + -an.

Inflected Forms

Colombians (plural)

Derived Forms

Colombianism Colombianness

Phrases

Colombian cold Colombian crake Colombian marching powder Colombian necklace Colombian necktie Colombian Sign Language

Rhymes With

columbian

Questions

How do you pronounce colombian?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈlʌmbiən/.
What does colombian mean?: A native or inhabitant of Colombia.
Where does colombian come from?: Etymology tree English Colombia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Colombian From Colombia + -an.

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