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colonial

Pronunciation: /kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/

The English word “colonial” has 9 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to a colony.
  2. Of or pertaining to a period when a country or territory was a colony.
  3. Of or pertaining to the ideals of colonialism.
  4. Of or relating to the original Thirteen Colonies of the USA.
  5. Of or relating to the style of architecture prevalent at about the time of the Revolution.
  6. Tending to form colonies (especially of cells).

noun

  1. A person from a country that is or was controlled by another.
  2. A house that is built in a style reminiscent of the period of the colonization of New England.
  3. A coin or postage stamp issued by a colony.

Etymology

From colony + -al.

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