Main Entry: ¹co·lo·nial

Pronunciation: \kə-ˈlō-nē-əl, -nyəl\

Function: adjective

Date: 1768

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