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   colonial

   /kəˈləʊnɪəl/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or characteristic of a colony or colonies: "British colonial rule"
   • ▪ denoting a predominantly neoclassical style of architecture characteristic of the period of the British colonies in America before independence, featuring a modification of the Queen Anne style: "beautiful colonial villages of New Hampshire"
   • 2. (of animals or plants) living in colonies: "corals can be solitary or colonial"

   noun

   • 1. a native or inhabitant of a colony: "a rebellion by Dutch-speaking colonials"
   • 2. a house built in colonial style: "the house was a 1903 colonial"

   Derivatives

   • 1. colonially adverb

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   • Spelling Bee Quiz Can you outdo past winners of the National Spelli... The meaning of COLONIAL is of, relating to, or characteristic of a colony : having the status of a colony. How to use colonial in a sentence.

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   What is a colonial house?

   • an inhabitant of a colony. a house in or imitative of the Colonial style. When the disease-related deaths of millions of Indigenous people in the Americas led to labor shortages that jeopardized the colonial project, Spaniards imported nearly 200,000 people from West Africa to all parts of the colony.

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   What is a colonial building?

   • A Colonial building or piece of furniture was built or made in a style that was popular in America in the 17th and 18th centuries. ...the white colonial houses on the north side of the campus. I sat on the Colonial bench that was just to the left of the office doorway. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   The meaning of COLONIAL is of, relating to, or characteristic of a colony : having the status of a colony. How to use colonial in a sentence.

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   Colonial definition: of, concerning, or pertaining to a colony or colonies. See examples of COLONIAL used in a sentence.

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   relating to a colony or colonialism: Turkey was once an important colonial power. Various parts of Africa have suffered under colonial rule. a colonial mentality. Colonial furniture or buildings are in the style of a period when a country was a colony: colonial architecture. colonial-style houses.

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of COLONIAL. [count] 1. or Colonial : a two-story house built in a style that was first popular in the U.S. during the American colonial period (before 1776) They bought a Colonial on a quiet street. 2. : a person who is part of a colony : colonist.

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   a. noting or pertaining to the styles of architecture, ornament, and furnishings of the British colonies in America in the 17th and 18th centuries, mainly adapted to local materials and demands from prevailing English styles. b. noting or pertaining to various imitations of the work of American colonial artisans. noun.

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