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colonial

(kəloʊniəl)
Word forms: plural colonials
1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Colonial means relating to countries that are colonies, or to colonialism.
...the 31st anniversary of Jamaica's independence from British colonial rule.
...the colonial civil service.
2. countable noun [usually plural]
People who have lived for a long time in a colony but who belong to the colonizing country are sometimes referred to as colonials.
...a group of ex-colonials.
3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
A Colonial building or piece of furniture was built or made in a style that was popular in America in the 17th and 18th centuries.
[mainly US]
...the white colonial houses on the north side of the campus.
I sat on the Colonial bench that was just to the left of the office doorway.

colonial in British English

(kəˈləʊnɪəl)
adjective
1. 
of, characteristic of, relating to, possessing, or inhabiting a colony or colonies
2. (often capital)
characteristic of or relating to the 13 British colonies that became the United States of America (1776)
3. (often capital)
of or relating to the colonies of the British Empire
4. 
denoting, relating to, or having the style of Neoclassical architecture used in the British colonies in America in the 17th and 18th centuries
5. 
of or relating to the period of Australian history before Federation (1901)
6. 
(of organisms such as corals and bryozoans) existing as a colony of polyps
7. 
(of animals and plants) having become established in a community in a new environment
noun
8. 
a native of a colony
Derived forms
colonially (coˈlonially)
adverb

colonial in American English

(kəˈloʊniəl)
adjective
1. 
of or living in a colony or colonies
2.  [often C-]
of the thirteen British colonies that became the U.S., or characteristic of the styles of their period
3. 
made up of or having colonies
noun
4. 
an inhabitant of a colony
Derived forms
colonially (coˈlonially)
adverb

Examples of 'colonial' in a sentence
colonial

This is not the story of a downtrodden people seeking power denied by remote colonial masters.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Is it a flamboyant mockery of colonial history and military prowess?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They can be regarded as worse than in the colonial period.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It was run by an army that had lost colonial wars and was being made redundant by the nuclear deterrent.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
Mumbai is a mixture of great wealth and extreme poverty, delightful colonial buildings alongside shanty huts.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The hotel is minimalist, mixed with antiques and a colonial style.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It has glorious Spanish colonial architecture and a pace of life that encourages ambling.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
France is the former colonial power in Lebanon.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Properties range from swish villas, to town houses and colonial style apartments.
The Sun (2010)
France and Spain thus remained important colonial powers.
Garraty, John Arthur The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877 (1995)
Whether for small colonial wars or large pitched battles, the machinegun was a game changer.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
New arrivals are brushing over the footprints of the old colonial masters from the West.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This reasonably priced little villa is in a quiet residential area and built in a French colonial style.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Of course, women had played a vital role in the lives of their sons and daughters throughout the colonial period.
Rotundo, E. Anthony American Manhood: Transformations in Masculinity from the Revolution to the ModernEra (1993)
Wonderful old Italian colonial buildings.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
As a guest, you get the beauty of Portuguese colonial architecture and a perfect stretch of beach to yourself.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The main building is colonial in feel, with whitewashed walls, green shutters and turrets at all four corners.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

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In other languages
colonial

British English: colonial ADJECTIVE
Colonial means relating to countries that are colonies, or to colonialism.
...the 31st anniversary of the country's independence from colonial rule.
  • American English: colonial
  • Brazilian Portuguese: colonial
  • Chinese: 殖民主义的
  • European Spanish: colonial
  • French: colonial
  • German: Kolonial-
  • Italian: coloniale
  • Japanese: 植民地の
  • Korean: 식민지의
  • European Portuguese: colonial
  • Latin American Spanish: colonial

All related terms of 'colonial'

colonial animal
→ compound animal
colonial goose
an old-fashioned name for stuffed roast mutton
Colonial Office
a government body that was set up to oversee the affairs of the British Empire colonies
colonial history
You can refer to the events of the past as history . You can also refer to the past events which concern a particular topic or place as its history.
colonial experience
experience of farming , etc, gained by a young Englishman in colonial Australia
colonial experiencer
affluent young Englishman who gained experience of farming , etc in colonial Australia
colonial administration
You can refer to a country's government as the administration ; used especially in the United States.

Chinese translation of 'colonial'

colonial

(kəˈləunɪəl)

adj

  1. 殖民地的 (zhímíndì de)
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