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- Dictionarycolonial/kəˈləʊnɪəl/
adjective
- 1. relating to or characteristic of a colony or colonies: "British colonial rule"
- 2. (of animals or plants) living in colonies: "corals can be solitary or colonial"
noun
- 1. a native or inhabitant of a colony: "a rebellion by Dutch-speaking colonials"
- 2. a house built in colonial style: "the house was a 1903 colonial"
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COLONIAL definition: 1. relating to a colony or colonialism: 2. Colonial furniture or buildings are in the style of a…. Learn more.
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a colony. colonial trade. colonial life. a colonial capital. The Haitian Revolution, led by self-liberated enslaved people against the French colonial government, was an early precursor to the abolition movements of the United States. Chadd Scott. : having the status of a colony. colonial territories. b.
Colonial definition: of, concerning, or pertaining to a colony or colonies. See examples of COLONIAL used in a sentence.
1. Of, relating to, possessing, or inhabiting a colony or colonies. 2. often Colonial. a. Of or relating to the 13 British colonies that became the original United States of America. b. Of or relating to the colonial period in the United States.
a. 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. b. noting or pertaining to various imitations of the work of American colonial artisans. noun.
The colonial period of United States history occurred before 1776, when America was still 13 colonies under British rule. You can use the word colonial to describe an inhabitant of a colony ruled by another country, but you wouldn’t call a painter living in an artists' colony a colonial.
COLONIAL meaning: 1. relating to a colony or colonialism: 2. Colonial furniture or buildings are in the style of a…. Learn more.
Definition of colonial adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
COLONIAL meaning: 1 : of or relating to a colony; 2 : owning or made up of colonies.
COLONIAL definition: relating to colonialism or a colony (= country controlled by another country): . Learn more.
