Advertisement
Advertisement
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) Architecture, Furniture.
- 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
Derived Forms
- ˈDzԾ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·n·· adverb
- ԴDzc·n· adjective noun
- non·n·· adverb
- c·n· adjective noun
- i··n· adjective
- semi··n·· adverb
- ܲc·n· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
Some commentators described the initial US offer as "colonial", but Kyiv is interested in joint exploration of its resources.
It has been beset on all sides by threats of one kind or another, since, really colonial times, but most recently, that threat has come in the form of mining.
They have cut ties with former colonial power France and allied with Russia instead.
His independent streak and defiance of colonial protocols often landed him in trouble - tainting his reputation and perhaps even erasing parts of his contribution from global memory.
Stately, white colonials are on one block, while modest Spanish revivals sit on the next.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse