Christopher Columbus

Noun

Meaning

Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)

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If aliens ever visit us, I think the outcome would be much as when Christopher Columbus first landed in America, which didn't turn out very well for the Native Americans. Stephen Hawking

In a museum in Havana there are two skulls of Christopher Columbus -- 'one when he was a boy and one when he was a man.' Mark Twain

I was well known to African Americans before Bill Clinton discovered me. He was like Christopher Columbus riding up on something he didn't understand. Sister Souljah

Christopher Columbus landed first in the New World at the island of San Salvador, and after praising God enquired urgently for gold. C. L. R. James

I also hate those holidays that fall on a Monday where you don't get mail, those fake holidays like Columbus Day. What did Christopher Columbus do, discover America? If he hadn't, somebody else would have and we'd still be here. Big deal. John Waters

Captain Cook discovered Australia looking for the Terra Incognita. Christopher Columbus thought he was finding India but discovered America. History is full of events that happened because of an imaginary tale. Umberto Eco

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