Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Columbus
Columbus, proper n. [L. columba 'dove'; see columba.]
Christopher Columbus (1451-1506); man who encountered the Americas in October 1492 while searching for the east Indies [see ED letters]; Spanish explorer originally from Genoa in Italy; [fig.] treasure seeker; pilgrim to the promised land.
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