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If you’re studying Columbus Day in school, or trying to create some cool games to teach your kiddos about the holiday, these 200+ Columbus Day words that start with A-Z are right up your alley!
200+ Columbus Day Words That Starts with A – Z
This huge Columbus Day vocabulary words list is full of history, sailing, geography, exploration, ships, ocean travel, and 1492 vocabulary words you can use for Columbus Day writing prompts, word searches, Columbus Day lesson plans, homeschool projects, Columbus Day classroom activities, games, and more!
You’ll find words related to Christopher Columbus, the Atlantic Ocean, the three ships, navigation tools, Spain, the Caribbean, Indigenous history, the historical impact of Columbus Day, and the Age of Exploration words.
Whether you’re building a vocabulary activity, planning a fall unit study, or creating a themed game, this A-Z list gives you tons of Christopher Columbus words to pull from!
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Let’s dive in…
Columbus Day words that starts with A
- Admiral – Christopher Columbus was given the title “Admiral of the Ocean Sea” by Spain’s King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella after his voyage
- Adventure
- Age of Exploration
- America
- Americas
- Anchor
- Anniversary
- Arawak – Columbus encountered Indigenous peoples in the Caribbean who are often connected to the Arawakan language family, especially the Taíno people
- Arrival
- Asia
- Astrolabe – a navigation tool sailors used during the Age of Exploration to help determine their position by measuring the angle of the sun or stars
- Atlantic
- Atlantic Crossing
- Atlantic Ocean
- Autumn
Columbus Day words that starts with B
- Bahamas
- Banner
- Boat
- Bow
Columbus Day words that starts with C
- Cabin
- Canary Islands
- Captain
- Captain’s Log
- Caribbean
- Caribbean Islands
- Caribbean Sea
- Carrack – the Santa Maria was a carrack, a larger sailing ship used for ocean voyages
- Cartographer – person who makes maps
- Caravel – the Niña and Pinta were caravels, smaller fast sailing ships used during Columbus’s first voyage.
- Celestial Navigation
- Chart
- Christopher Columbus
- Coast
- Colonial History
- Colonization
- Colony
- Columbus Day
- Compass
- Continent
- Controversy
- Crew
- Crow’s Nest
- Cuba
- Cultural Exchange
- Current
Columbus Day words that starts with D
- Dead Reckoning – a navigation method sailors used to estimate their current position based on their last known location, speed, direction, and time traveled
- Deck
- Discover
- Discovery
Columbus Day words that starts with E
- East Indies
- Europe
- Expedition
- Exploration
- Explorer
Columbus Day words that starts with F
- Federal Holiday
- Ferdinand
- First Landing
- First Voyage
- Flag
- Fleet
- Food Supplies
- Fort
- Fourteen Hundred Ninety-Two
Columbus Day words that starts with G
- Gallega – a word meaning “Galician” or “from Galicia,” a region in Spain. The Santa Maria is sometimes said to have originally been named La Gallega, likely because it was built in or connected to Galicia.
- Genoa – the city in Italy where Columbus was born
- Geography
- Globe
- Gold
- Governor
Columbus Day words that starts with H
- Haiti – Columbus reached Hispaniola on his first voyage, and part of that island is modern-day Haiti
- Harbor
- Heritage
- Hispaniola – Columbus reached Hispaniola on his first voyage, and part of that island is modern-day Haiti
- Historic Journey
- Historical Event
- Historical Voyage
- History
- Horizon
Columbus Day words that starts with I
- Iberia – the peninsula in southwestern Europe that includes Spain and Portugal
- India
- Indies
- Indigenous
- Indigenous History
- Indigenous Peoples
- Isabella
- Island
- Italian
- Italy
Columbus Day words that starts with J
- Jamaica
- Journey
Columbus Day words that starts with K
- King
- King and Queen
- King Ferdinand
- King of Spain
Columbus Day words that starts with L
- Land
- Landfall
- Landmark
- Latitude
- League
- Legacy
- Lisbon – Columbus lived in Portugal for a time before his 1492 voyage, and Lisbon was an important center for navigation, sailing, maps, and exploration during the Age of Exploration. He also returned through Lisbon after his first voyage.
- Log
- Logbook
- Longitude
- Lookout
Columbus Day words that starts with M
- Mainland
- Map
- Mapmaker
- Mariner
- Maritime
- Mast
- Monday
Columbus Day words that starts with N
- Native American
- Nautical
- Nautical Chart
- Navigate
- Navigation Chart
- Navigator
- New World
- Niña
Columbus Day words that starts with O
- Ocean
- Ocean Crossing
- Ocean Journey
- Ocean Voyage
- October
- Old World
- Open Sea
Columbus Day words that starts with P
- Parade
- Pinta
- Pinzón – the Pinzón brothers helped lead Columbus’s first voyage in 1492. Martín Alonso Pinzón captained the Pinta, and Vicente Yáñez Pinzón captained the Niña.
- Port
- Portugal
- Provisions
Columbus Day words that starts with Q
- Quadrant – an old navigation tool used to measure the angle of the sun or stars above the horizon
- Queen
- Queen Isabella
- Queen of Spain
Columbus Day words that starts with R
- Route
- Royal Court
- Royal Support
- Rudder
Columbus Day words that starts with S
- Sail
- Sailing Crew
- Sailing Route
- Sailing Ship
- Sailor
- San Salvador
- San Salvador Island
- Sand Glass – timekeeping tool, like an hourglass, used on ships to measure time
- Santa Clara – the Niña was one of Columbus’s three ships on his 1492 voyage, and its official saint-name was Santa Clara
- Santa Maria – the Santa Maria was one of the three ships from Columbus’s first 1492 voyage, along with the Niña and Pinta.
- Sea
- Sea Captain
- Sea Route
- Seafaring
- Seamen
- Set Sail
- Settlement
- Ship
- Ship’s Bell
- Ship’s Crew
- Ship’s Log
- Shore
- Shoreline
- Spain
- Spanish Court
- Spanish Explorer
- Spanish Flag
- Spanish Ships
- Spanish Voyage
- Spice Trade
- Spices – one reason European explorers sailed across oceans was to find new trade routes to Asia for valuable spices
- Sponsor
- Starboard
- Storm
- Supplies
Columbus Day words that starts with T
- Taíno
- Three Ships
- Trade
- Trade Route
- Trade Winds
- Transatlantic
- Travel
- Trip
Columbus Day words that starts with U
- Uncharted
- Uncharted Seas
- Uncharted Waters
- Unknown Lands
Columbus Day words that starts with V
- Venture
- Vessel
- Voyage
Columbus Day words that starts with W
- Waves
- West Indies
- Western Hemisphere
- Western Route
- Westward Voyage
- Wind
- Wooden Ship
- World History
- World Map
Columbus Day words that starts with X
- eXplorers
- X Marks the Spot
- X on the Map
Columbus Day words that starts with Y
- Year 1492
- Yearly Holiday
Columbus Day words that starts with Z
- Zenith – the highest point in the sky directly above a person
- Zephyr – soft, gentle breeze
- Zodiac – group or belt of constellations in the sky
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