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colonial

Pronunciation: /kɔ.lɔ.njal/

“colonial” is a French word. Its 3 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. colonial

noun

  1. a colonial, a resident of a colony
  2. a soldier dispatched to a colony

In French

  1. Relatif à la colonisation et aux colonies.
  2. Soldat qui faisait partie du contingent adj-1.
  3. Fonctionnaire en poste aux colonies.

Etymology

From colonie + -al.

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