adjective#3,261 by frequency
colonial
/kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/
Of or pertaining to a colony; Of or pertaining to a period when a country or territory was a colony
- comparative
- more colonial
- superlative
- most colonial
Meanings
- 1
Of or pertaining to a colony
Colonial governors were appointed by the king.
Tatoeba · DJ_Saidez · CC BY 2.0 FR
The colonial authorities are doing nothing to improve the health care of the local population.
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- 2
Of or pertaining to a period when a country or territory was a colony
- 3
Of or pertaining to the ideals of colonialismrare
- 4
Of or relating to the original Thirteen Colonies of the USArare
- 5
Of or relating to the style of architecture prevalent at about the time of the Revolutionrare
- 6
Tending to form colonies (especially of cells)rare