Colonial - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |kəˈləʊnɪəl|  American pronunciation of the word colonial
Brit.  |kəˈləʊnɪəl|  British pronunciation of the word colonial

noun

- a resident of a colony

adjective

- composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony (syn: compound)
coral is a colonial organism

Extra examples

The country was a colonial power.

The book describes life in Colonial America.

The port had been very important in colonial times.

They bought a Colonial on a quiet street.

Britain was the largest colonial power.

The town was first established in colonial times.

Granting of independence ended a period of a handred years of colonial rule.

We learned about the people who lived during colonial times.

We are studying our country's colonial period.

Their knowledge of the family's history extends back to colonial times.

This was the island's first colonial settlement.

...a demonstration of how dried kernels of corn were milled in colonial times...

...the craft of cabinetmaking was much admired in colonial times...

...the colonial dining room features a double-door corner cupboard for the family's finest china...

...every colonial household was expected to billet a British soldier...

Word forms

noun
singular: colonial
plural: colonials
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