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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) 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
Relations with France, the former colonial power and previously a close ally of the Bongo regime, are warm.
However, members of the native Inuit population said her claim was incorrect and came from a "dangerous colonial attitude", with people there having travelled the same route for generations.
Ireland is under brutal colonial rule, and partisan conflict is as inescapable as religious strife.
Similarly, the British’s colonial control of the region is now a thing of the past.
Boualem Sansal was arrested last year after saying in an interview with a far-right French media outlet that, during the colonial era, France gave too much land to Algeria and too little to Morocco.
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