colonial
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colonial
- /kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/ UK
- /kəˈloʊ.njəl/ US
- /kəˈloʊ.ni.əl/ US
Rhymes with -əʊniəl
adjective more colonial · most colonial
- Of or pertaining to a colony. Dr Konyak points to explorers, colonial officials, missionaries and photographers drawn to tattooed faces, ornaments, weapons and headhunting, while the lives behind them often receded from view.
- Of or pertaining to a period when a country or territory was a colony. From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.
- Of or pertaining to the ideals of colonialism.
- 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 colonials
- A person from a country that is or was controlled by another. None of them are, so to speak, idle men. Many of them are emigrants, not of the soil born and bred colonials.
- 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. This simple soul, who possesses a talent not inferior to that of Cavino at his best, has for many years turned his hand to the not unprofitable occupation of forging rare Greek and Roman coins. As a collector and student of certain Greek colonials and a specialist in forgeries I have been familiar w
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: compound, complex, colonialist, colony, colonialism, imperialist, colonisation, imperialistic, colonization, imperialism, empire, imperial, settler, occupation, decolonization, settlement
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adj of or pertaining to a colony
| Español | colonial |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 殖民的 zhímín de, 殖民地的 zhímíndì de |
| हिन्दी | औपनिवेशिक aupniveśik |
| Português | colonial |
| Français | colonial |
| Deutsch | kolonial |
| Italiano | coloniale |
| Ελληνικά | αποικιακός apoikiakós |
| Română | colonial |
| Русский | колониа́льный koloniálʹnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | thực dân |
| العربية | اِسْتِعْمَارِيّ istiʕmāriyy |
adj of or pertaining to a period when a country or territory was a colony
| हिन्दी | औपनिवेशिक aupniveśik |
|---|---|
| Português | colonial |
| Français | colonial |
| Deutsch | kolonial |
| Ελληνικά | αποικιακός apoikiakós |
| Русский | колониа́льный koloniálʹnyj |
adj US: of or relating to the original thirteen colonies of the USA
| Português | colonial |
|---|---|
| Français | colonial |
adj US: of or relating to the style of architecture
| Português | colonial |
|---|---|
| Français | colonial |
| Русский | колониа́льный koloniálʹnyj |
noun person from a country that is or was controlled by another
| Português | colono |
|---|
Talk about this word "colonial." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/colonial. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. colonial. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/colonial "colonial." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/colonial.Cite this
@misc{colonial_2026,
title = {colonial},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/colonial},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
