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colonial
/kəˈloʊ.njəl/
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What does colonial mean?
adjective
- Of or pertaining to a colony.
- Of or pertaining to a period when a country or territory was a colony.
- Of or pertaining to the ideals of colonialism.
More meanings (6)
adjective
- Of or relating to the original Thirteen Colonies of the USA.
- Of or relating to the style of architecture prevalent at about the time of the Revolution.
- Tending to form colonies (especially of cells).
noun
- A person from a country that is or was controlled by another.
- A house that is built in a style reminiscent of the period of the colonization of New England.
- A coin or postage stamp issued by a colony.
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IPA pronunciation
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The church was old, had indeed been built in colonial times, and the stained glass had been brought from England.
The result is that they gravitate to the towns and compete with the colonial workmen, and thereby drive down wages.
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The colonial bishops are despots in their own churches, and there is no escape from their tyranny but by dissent.
The work was indeed beyond description and the country, colonial, and London troops expressed their opinion equally emphatically in their own peculiar way.
The traits of character here indicated were well represented in the square cast of countenance and large physical development of the new colonial magistrates.