noun
Columbian exchange
Historical term referring to the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the Americas, West Africa, and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries.
コロンブス交換によって、トウモロコシやジャガイモがヨーロッパに伝わった。
Through the Columbian exchange, corn and potatoes were introduced to Europe.