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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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Colonialism and its definition may vary depending on the use of the term and the context, with colonization being practiced since colonies and metropoles developed during ancient times, and with different instances of colonialism having been identified around the world.
: 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: 1. relating to a colony or colonialism: 2. Colonial furniture or buildings are in the style of a…. Learn more.
Colonial definition: of, concerning, or pertaining to a colony or colonies. See examples of COLONIAL used in a sentence.
COLONIAL meaning: 1. relating to a colony or colonialism: 2. Colonial furniture or buildings are in the style of a…. Learn more.
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.
adjective. /kəˈləʊniəl/ connected with or belonging to a country that controls another country. a colonial power. Tunisia achieved independence from French colonial rule in 1956. Western colonial attitudes. see also colony. Definitions on the go.
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.
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 definition: of, concerning, or pertaining to a colony or colonies. See examples of COLONIAL used in a sentence.
