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colonial
[kuh-loh-nee-uhl]
adjective
of, concerning, or pertaining to a colony or colonies.
the colonial policies of France.
of, concerning, or pertaining to colonialism; colonialistic.
(often initial capital letter)pertaining to the 13 British colonies that became the United States of America, or to their period.
Ecology.forming a colony.
(initial capital letter)
noting or pertaining to the styles of architecture, ornament, and furnishings of the British colonies in America in the 17th and 18th centuries, mainly adapted to local materials and demands from prevailing English styles.
noting or pertaining to various imitations of the work of American colonial artisans.
noun
an inhabitant of a colony.
a house in or imitative of the Colonial style.
colonial
/ əˈəʊɪə /
adjective
of, characteristic of, relating to, possessing, or inhabiting a colony or colonies
(often capital) characteristic of or relating to the 13 British colonies that became the United States of America (1776)
(often capital) of or relating to the colonies of the British Empire
denoting, relating to, or having the style of Neoclassical architecture used in the British colonies in America in the 17th and 18th centuries
of or relating to the period of Australian history before Federation (1901)
(of organisms such as corals and bryozoans) existing as a colony of polyps
(of animals and plants) having become established in a community in a new environment
noun
a native of a colony
Other Word Forms
- colonially adverb
- noncolonial adjective
- noncolonially adverb
- procolonial adjective
- semicolonial adjective
- semicolonially adverb
- uncolonial adjective
- ˈDzԾ adverb
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Sir Geoff was also known as a passionate advocate for the rights of black communities, work which saw him invited by Edinburgh City Council to chair a review group looking at the city's colonial legacy.
In the older settler colonial countries, the days of Trails of Tears, imprisonment on reservations, the forced removal of children to boarding schools and wars of extermination are mostly in the past.
Britain, the colonial power, did much to make their conflict worse.
The objects were mostly collected during the colonial era and kept in storage in museums all over the world, including Sweden - where the journey for this current social media project began in 2019.
His work spanned roughly six decades, primarily documenting the transformation of his country - Kenya - from a colonial subject to a democracy.
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