colonial
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adjective \kə-ˈlō-nē-əl, -nyəl\Definition of COLONIAL
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a colony
2
often capitalized : of or relating to the original 13 colonies forming the United States: as a : made or prevailing in America during the colonial period <colonial architecture> b : adapted from or reminiscent of an American colonial mode of design <colonial furniture>
3
: forming or existing in a colony <colonial organisms>
4
: possessing or composed of colonies <a colonial empire>
— co·lo·nial·ize \-nē-ə-ˌlīz, -nyə-ˌlīz\ transitive verb
— co·lo·nial·ly adverb
— co·lo·nial·ness noun
See Examples of COLONIAL
- The country was a colonial power.
- a colonial nation and its colonial empire
- The book describes life in Colonial America.
- an example of colonial architecture
- The port had been very important in colonial times.
First Known Use of COLONIAL
1768
Related to COLONIAL
- Synonyms
- gregarious, sociable, social
2colonial
nounDefinition of COLONIAL
1
: a member or inhabitant of a colony
2
a : a product (as a coin or stamp) made for use in a colony b : a product exhibiting colonial style; especially often capitalized : a house built in the neoclassical style of the American colonial period
Examples of COLONIAL
- They bought a Colonial on a quiet street.
- increasing tension between colonials and the mother country
First Known Use of COLONIAL
1798
Related to COLONIAL
- Synonyms
- frontiersman, colonist, colonizer, homesteader, pioneer, settler
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