colonists

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colonists

/ˈkɒlənɪsts/ UK
/ˈkɑlənɪsts/ US

noun

plural plural of colonist While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

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Closest in meaning: settler, colones, colonialists, colonials, colonisers, colonizers, colons, homesteaders, inhabitants, pilgrims, pioneers, planters, settlements, settlers, trailblazers, immigrants

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@misc{colonists_2026,
  title = {colonists},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/colonists},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}